Making movies with the Nokia N8

Whether you are in the market for a new handset or are looking at the current range of pay as you go mobile phones on the market, the Nokia N8 has some particularly attractive features. Among these are fantastic facilities that allow you to capture the world in high definition.

 

For those who want to test out their photography skills, the device carries a 12-Megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and a Xenon flash with automatic red-eye removal. In addition, it boasts face recognition software, digital zoom and a wide range of manual controls to help you get the best from your images. However, one of the great things Nokia N8 users have at their disposal is the ability to get some great HD video footage.

 

The handset provides 720p video capture at 25 frames per second, which means that not only does it operate in high definition; it also delivers a frame rate that is better than the standard used by 35mm Hollywood films. This might inspire some users to test their skills as a movie director and use the phone to create their first masterpiece – and with ambient stereo audio recording and controls designed to reduce wind noise and help in harsh environments, it should even sound fantastic.

 

In fact, one aspiring Film making team has already made use of an all-star cast for a recent project that makes the most of the N8. The McHenry Brothers created their very own short film entitled The Commuter that was shot entirely using the mobile phone and starred BAFTA-nominated Slumdog Millionaire actor Dev Patel and Baywatch legend Pamela Anderson.

 

In an interview with FilmJuice, Rory McHenry said: “We just saw it as a great challenge and a lot of directors would have turned away from shooting an entire film on a camera phone, but we thought it would give us an enormous opportunity to put The Camera where you wouldn’t normally be able to fit one. You can stick it to the front of a car, or attach it to bikes and get incredible shots.”

 

Of course, the Nokia N8 is not the only device out there that boasts high definition video recording. The iPhone 4 is available as one of many pay as you go and pay monthly mobile phones that has this technology and has some great Video Editing Software available that should help aspiring directors on their journey to an Academy Award. 

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Zagat The Worlds Best Movies By Zagat Survey (COM) $21.87 Covering 1,000 of the best films, a guide based on the candid appraisals of avid moviegoers lincludes handy indexes by genre, decade and such special features as Chick Flick, Oscar Winner, Remake, Soundtrack and much more. Original. Author: Zagat Survey (COM) Series Title: Zagat Worlds Best Movies Subtitle: To Make Sure You Have Seen Before Your Popcorn Runs Out Publication Date: 2010/09/28 Number of Pages: 252 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 0.50 Width: 4.25 Height: 8.75

One Minute Movies by Warren, Chuck [Paperback] $28.22 One Minute Movies is a collection of work intended to paint vivid and colorful scenes in the readers head. Let each page transport you in to the environment created by the written word. Live, love, laugh, and experience the short films that make up each a Author: Warren, Chuck Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 108 Publication Date: 2007/11/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.26 inches

King of Cannes: Madness, Mayhem, and the Movies $3.98 Stephen Walker is a neurotic British filmmaker with a mixed track record. His last documentary was a flop. Everyone hated it, and for a while Walker had fantasies of murdering the lot of them. But then he was inspired. He’d make a documentary that would offer a peek inside the crazy world of filmmaking. He’d direct a movie about four ambitious unknown filmmakers in their quest for fame and glory at the film festival of film festivals-Cannes. "King of Cannes" is Walker’s hilarious, uncensored diary of making that documentary-from finding fledgling directors who will agree to be filmed, to following their madcap adventures at the Cannes Film Festival. Walker’s main cast of Cannes-hopefuls includes James Meredino, an American director who comes to Cannes with all the fanfare of a Hollywood prodigy; Mike Hakata, a young Rastafarian filmmaker from London who hijacks a telephone booth in Cannes and turns it into his office; Erick Zonca, a first-time French director who actually has a film in the official competition; and finally, Stephen Loyd, a taxi driver from East London who, along with a couple of buddies, drives to Cannes in a van emblazoned with a giant marijuana leaf, with hopes of raising money to make his film. And then there’s Walker himself, practically on the verge of a nervous breakdown trying to film them in their lunatic determination to make their mark.

Profoundly Erotic: Sexy Movies That Changed History $15.68 Movie stars do it better, or so it seems. Sex on the silver screen unfolds in such a perfect way and we get sucked in. Whether we want to admit it or not, much of our sexual behavior has been learned from the movies. From Joe Bob Briggs comes Profoundly Erotic, a collection of essays on sex in film. This guide explores the most seminal films―from cult classics to Hollywood blockbusters―that both shaped and reflected America’s changing mores and codes about sex. Briggs, who has been called the Leonard Maltin of cult movies, makes good on his reputation as an off-kilter and daring movie guru in this revealing look at filmed fornication. Profoundly Erotic follows Joe Bob’s popular Profoundly Disturbing. Now Joe Bob takes on the key films that turn us on, such as It Happened One Night (1938), Lolita (1962), Belle de Jour (1967), and sex, lies, and videotape (1989). Illustrated with lurid stills and posters, the book strips down the hottest screen moments in history with the bodies we adore, from Rudolf Valentino and Mae West to Brigitte Bardot and Sharon Stone. In addition to the ten main movies, the book features a hundred more capsule reviews in "For Further Frisson" sidebars. Praise for Profoundly Disturbing: "A valuable and entertaining survey of movies that broke taboos." ―Leonard Maltin "The book merits attention from fans tired of high-minded essays about classics such as Citizen Kane, and explains why crass, tasteless pictures often make more impact than those released with the stamp of respectability." ―Publishers Weekly

Not Like The Movies $10 Not Like The Movies – Katy Perry

History Goes to the Movies: Studying History on Film $37.05 Can films be used as historical evidence? Do historical films make good or bad history? Are documentaries more useful to historians than historical drama? Written from an international perspective, this book offers a lucid introduction to the ways films are made and used, cumulating with the exploration of the fundamental question, what is history and what is it for? Incorporating film analysis, advertisements, merchandise and internet forums; and ranging from late-nineteenth century short films to twenty-first century DVD ‘special editions’, this survey evaluates the varied ways in which filmmakers, promoters, viewers and scholars understand film as history. From Saving Private Ryan to Picnic at Hanging Rock to Pocahontas, History Goes to the Movies considers that history is not simply to be found in films, but in the perceptions and arguments of those who make and view them. This helpful introductory text blends historical and methodological issues with real examples to create a systematic guide to issues involved in using historical film in the study of history. History Goes to the Movies is a much-needed overview of an increasingly popular subject.

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Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood $6.48 An epic account of how the revolution hit Hollywood, told through the stories of the five films nominated for the 1967 Academy Awards The year is 1963. The studios are churning out westerns, war movies, prudish sex comedies and overblown historical epics, but audiences whose interests have been piqued by an influx of innovative films from abroad are hungering for something more, something new. At "Esquire," two young writers hatch a plan to create a movie treatment that they hope will attract the director FranAois Truffaut: the story of the gangsters Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. Mike Nichols, an improvisatory comedian turned neophyte theater director, gets his hands on an obscure first novel called "The Graduate" and wonders if he’s ready to make the jump to Hollywood. Warren Beatty, just 26 years old and struggling through a series of flops after the success of "Splendor in the Grass," decides to take his career into his own hands, but can’t seem to settle on his next move. Dustin Hoffman, sleeping on friends’ floors and scrounging for temp work in New York, struggles just to get an off-Broadway audition. Sidney Poitier, after two dozen movies, still yearns for something that seems completely unattainable: a good role. And 20th Century Fox, on the brink of financial catastrophe, puts all its hopes in a genre-the family musical-that will revitalize the company and then nearly destroy it again. "Pictures at a Revolution" tracks five movies-the milestones "Bonnie and Clyde" and "The Graduate," the popular hits "Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner" and "In the Heat of the Night," and the big-budget disaster "Doctor Dolittle"-on their five-year journey to Oscar night in the spring of 1968. It follows their fortunes through the last days of the studio system and the first sparks of a cultural upheaval that would launch maverick new stars and directors, topple more than one industry titan from his pedestal, and redefine what American movies could be. In 1967, moviegoers witnessed the arrival of taboo-shattering sex and violence on screen, the debuts of Dustin Hoffman and Faye Dunaway, the return of Katharine Hepburn and the poignant farewell of Spencer Tracy, the audacious risks taken by Warren Beatty, Arthur Penn, Mike Nichols and Norman Jewison, and Hollywood’s agonized attempt to grapple with an incendiary moment in American race relations, with results that would change Sidney Poitier’s career forever. By tracing the gambles, the stumbles, the clashes and the creative partnerships that produced these films, Mark Harris captures both the twilight of old Hollywood and the dawn of a new golden age in studio filmmaking. Based on unprecedented access to the actors, directors, screenwriters, producers and executives whose movies defined the era, as well a wealth of previously unexplored archival material, "Pictures at a Revolution" is an utterly original, reve

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Of Pilgrims and Fire: When God Shows Up at the Movies $17.01 Every human being, Roy Anker points out, is a pilgrim searching for a destination that promises meaning and welcome. We seek a glimpse of light or fire pointing the way to a place that soothes the soul. This light often shines most clearly in the stories we love to see on film. In Of Pilgrims and Fire Anker explores some of cinemas most profound moments of pilgrims looking for light. His movie choices are rarely those we might consider religious, yet he argues that they may be truer depictions of Gods light because of their lack of overt Christianity. These select films depict the struggles of ordinary people trying to find some measure of light to make sense of the world and of themselves sometimes running into surprising renditions of what God might look like. Each section begins with a basic filmography of the pictures discussed, including awards and ratings. Anker also provides a preview of each film and suggests what the filmmaker seems to convey. Finally each chapter includes a series of questions to guide personal or group discussion. Like the movies he chooses, Anker avoids the preachy or didactic and strives to make viewing and reflecting both enjoyable and provocative.

Reel Writing: Using Movies to Teach the Writing Process $49.78 In this highly praised and innovative approach, literature concepts are taught through the medium of film. Students are taught to "read" movies using the same skills needed for reading literature. Each unit uses a movie to teach a literary concept. Course information such as definitions, history, cast lists, etc., is included for each unit. Teachers are given various activities for introducing literary concepts. Pages are ready to be reproduced to hand out to students or to make overhead transparencies. A viewing guide is included for each movie to be filled out as students watch the movie or as a comprehension check at the end of the movie. Students complete pre-viewing exercises, view the film, and then respond to the film through quizzes, oral assignments, group activities and performances, or writing assignments. Students write individually and in groups. They write character sketches, short stories, film reviews, skits, essays, term papers, and poetry (songs). The method is acclaimed by curriculum developers, teachers, and students who have experienced the curriculum first hand.

At the Movies II $69.99 Veronique Charron At the Movies II – Framed Art Print

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Don’t Make a Scene: A Novel $14.49 As Diane Kurasik nears the rapids of her fortieth birthday it seems her world is taking on the bittersweet tones of a life-change comedy from the 1970s something starring Glenda Jackson or Jill Clayburgh. The director of a Greenwich Village revival house cinema and a single woman who has watched everyone else move on Diane is reminded daily of her status and her limitations. Clearly there is some lesson she was supped to lave learned by now but what it is continues to elude her. Vladimir Hurtado Padrón has troubles of his own. Although he fled Cuba a decade earlier he still can’t convince his estranged wife in Havana to grant him a divorce. When Diane meets and falls for Vladimir he is up front about the stalemate in his personal life letting her make her own decisions. Diane considers the minor role he has to offer and wonders: Would Ingrid Bergman put up with this? An eviction notice jolts Diane out of her home and her routine-aren’t all New York stories ultimately about real estate? Diane shuttles between the couches of friends and family dodging advice and criticism in equal measure and touring countless fatally flawed Manhattan apartments. Meanwhile Vladimir refuses to succumb to nostalgia as he deals with the exile’s dilemma: What happens when you can’t go home? Then an unexpected visitor from Vladimir’s past arrives on the scene and becomes captivated by Diane just as her ardor for Vladimir is cooling. Diane considers returning his affections and wonders if she’s lost her mind. An unabashed valentine to cinema Don’t Make a Scene is a sparkling witty novel that asks Do movies satisfy the yearning or merely fan the flames? Valerie Block uses tart humor and a deceptively light touch in this fiercely intelligent look at how the movies shape and haunt us and what happens when the eternal allure of classic movies collides with the daily indignities of contemporary life. Don’t Make a Scene is a refreshing comedy about finding fascination irritation and joy in unexpected places. From the Hardcover edition.

Don’t Make a Scene $3.98 As Diane Kurasik nears the rapids of her fortieth birthday, it seems her world is taking on the bittersweet tones of a life-change comedy from the 1970s, something starring Glenda Jackson or Jill Clayburgh. The director of a Greenwich Village revival house cinema and a single woman who has watched everyone else move on, Diane is reminded daily of her status and her limitations. Clearly there is some lesson she was supped to lave learned by now, but what it is continues to elude her. Vladimir Hurtado Padron has troubles of his own. Although he fled Cuba a decade earlier, he still can’t convince his estranged wife in Havana to grant him a divorce. When Diane meets and falls for Vladimir, he is up front about the stalemate in his personal life, letting her make her own decisions. Diane considers the minor role he has to offer and wonders: Would Ingrid Bergman put up with this? An eviction notice jolts Diane out of her home and her routine-aren’t all New York stories ultimately about real estate? Diane shuttles between the couches of friends and family, dodging advice and criticism in equal measure and touring countless fatally flawed Manhattan apartments. Meanwhile, Vladimir refuses to succumb to nostalgia as he deals with the exile’s dilemma: What happens when you can’t go home? Then an unexpected visitor from Vladimir’s past arrives on the scene and becomes captivated by Diane just as her ardor for Vladimir is cooling. Diane considers returning his affections, and wonders if she’s lost her mind. An unabashed valentine to cinema, Don’t Make a Scene is a sparkling, witty novel that asks, Do movies satisfy the yearning, or merely fan the flames? Valerie Block uses tart humor and a deceptively light touch in this fiercely intelligent look at how the movies shape and haunt us, and what happens when the eternal allure of classic movies collides with the daily indignities of contemporary life. Don’t Make a Scene" "is a refreshing comedy about finding fascination, irritation, and joy in unexpected places.

Inside Hollywood: A Writer’s Guide to the World of Movies and TV $3.98 Writers for stage, screen and publication who seek to add real-life drama and absorbing detail to their writing will applaud this new reference series. Behind the Scenes places thorough information on many exciting professions readily at their fingertips, complete with the details that will make writing believable and thrilling — even for the experts.

Make Him Look Good $2.99 The “him” in Make Him Look Good is Ricky Biscayne, sexy Latin singing sensation who has taken the pop world by storm. But it takes more than swiveling hips and dreamy eyes to get to the top of the charts. The women who orbit Ricky are: Milan, Ricky’s new publicist, and her sister Geneva whose Club G promises to have Miami’s hottest opening ever; Jill Sanchez, a media-manic Latina star who has crossed over from CDs to perfume, clothes and movies; Jasminka, Ricky’s gorgeous Croatian model wife; Irene, a firefighter whose high school romance with Ricky was the last love in her life, eking out an existence for herself and her daughter Sophia, who is beginning to suspect that she and Ricky Biscayne look a little too much alike. With several satisfying romances set against Miami’s music, club and modeling scenes, Make Him Look Good is irresistible fiction from one of America’s most original voices.

Mob Men on the Make $18.21 Be careful whose ring you kiss Big black cars, gun toting body guards, secret deals, dangerous liaisons, and of course, loyalty to the ‘family’ all conspire together to bring you Mob Men on the Make, the latest anthology edited by Eric Summers.You thought you needed to protect your back from the Feds and the cops, but you never thought you had to protect it from your own boys. If you like ‘Film Noir, ‘ and all those Godfather movies, you are going love this anthology; think of it as ‘Sex Noir’ Dark rooms, dimly lit booths, the backseats of limos, midnight outings on yachts. If you play with the bad boys, you better be ready to be bad with the boys.Who knows? After reading this latest Eric Summers anthology, you may find yourself getting fitted for a pinstripe suit and buying a violin case.As always, Eric Summers gathers the finest erotic authors to give you Mob Men on the Make.

Make Me Rainbows (Digital Sheet Music) $3.99 By Johnny Williams. For Piano/Vocal/Chords. Pop/Rock and Movies. 4 pages. Published by Alfred Music. Digital Sheet Music

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America’s Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry $38.8 America’s Film Legacy is a guide to the most significant films ever made in the United States. Unlike opinionated "Top 100" and arbitrary "Best of" lists, these are the real thing: groundbreaking films that make up the backbone of American cinema. Some are well-known, such as Citizen Kane, The Jazz Singer, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Birth of a Nation, and Boyz n the Hood. Others are more obscure, such as Blacksmith Scene, The Blue Bird, The Docks of New York, Star Theatre, and A Bronx Morning. Daniel Eagan’s beautifully written and authoritative book is for anyone who loves American movies and who wants to learn more about them. >

Movies about the Movies-Pa $43.58 " Hundreds of Hollywood-on-Hollywood movies can be found throughout the history of American cinema, from the days of silents to the present. They include films from genres as far ranging as musical, film noir, melodrama, comedy, and action-adventure. Such movies seduce us with the promise of revealing the reality behind the camera. But, as part of the very industry they supposedly critique, they cannot take us behind the scenes in any true sense. Through close analysis of fifteen critically acclaimed films, Christopher Ames reveals how the idea of Hollywood is constructed and constructs itself. Films discussed: What Price Hollywood? (1952) A Star Is Born (1937) Stand-In (1937) Boy Meets Girl (1938) Sullivan’s Travels (1941) In a Lonely Place (1950) Sunset Boulevard (1950) The Star (1950) Singin’ in the Rain (1952) The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) Pennies from Heaven (1981) The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) The Player (1992) Last Action Hero (1993)

Alfred 0026098 Popular Performer Movies Music Book $27.92 Alfred Music Publishing is the world s largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational’ reference’ pop’ and performance materials for teachers’ students’ professionals’ and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument’ style’ and difficulty level. Rich textures’ sophisticated harmonies and inventive rhythms make these arrangements ideal for hobbyists’ advancing students’ professional musicians or any Popular Performer. Titles: Across the Stars (Love Theme from STAR WARS: Episode II’ Attack of the Clones) I Could Have Danced All Night (from My Fair Lady) In Dreams (from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) People (from Funny Girl) The Pink Panther Polar Express Medley (Featuring Believe’ When Christmas Comes to Town and the Polar Express) Singin’ in the Rain Somewhere’ My Love (Lara’s Theme from Doctor Zhivago) Through the Eyes of Love (Theme from Ice Castles) The Wind Beneath My Wings (from Beaches).

The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies — Updated $16.19 The Haunted Mansion is one of the most popular and beloved attractions in Disney theme park history, and can be found in each Magic Kingdom Park around the globe. This newly updated book-as it is of vital importance to make sure that fans can read about the latest updates-brings the Mansion’s inhabitants to an afterlife like never before. """The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies" illustrates how the Mansion’s 999 "grim grinning ghosts" moved from sketches to reality, evolving from earliest story concepts through adaptations and changes as it moved into each of the parks, to the very latest ideas for show enhancements. This book also confirms and dispels the various myths and rumors that have surrounded the mysterious Mansion since its opening. And now new history has been added as the attraction continues to evolve. This updated edition now includes photos and text of the new "Mysterious Staircases" and "Glowing Eyes in the Wallpaper" effects that have been added, as well as the re-concepted attic scene, which includes the history of Constance the bride and the several husbands who have lost their heads (literally) over her.

Make It in $10 Make It in – The Caravans

Myth and the Movies $24.76 Designed as a companion to The Writer’s Journey, Myth & the Movies analyzes 50 U.S. and foreign films in every cinematic genre.

Make ‘em Laugh (from Singin’ in the Rain) $3.99 “By Arthur Freed and Nacio Brown. For Piano/Vocal/Chords. Movie, Movies, and Broadway. 3 pages. Published by Alfred Music. Digital Sheet Music”

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God in the Movies $29.81 The religious imagination is alive and well in the movies. Contrary to those who criticize Hollywood, popular movies very often have metaphorically represented God on the screen. From Clint Eastwood as an avenging angel in Pale Rider and Nicolas Cage as a lovesick angel in City of Angels to Jessica Lange as an angel of death in All That Jazz, and from George Burns as God in Oh, God to Audrey Hepburn in Always to pure white light in Fearless and Flatliners, God is very much present in the movies.

The Hollywood Economist 2.0: The Hidden Financial Reality Behind the Movies $15.47 A fully revised edition of the popular guide to Hollywood finances, updated to reflect even newer films and trends A fast-and-dirty guide to the financial world behind the movies, "The Hollywood Economist "was a surprise hit last year. Now Edward Jay Epstein has updated his look into the dazzlingly complicated economics of Hollywood with "The Hollywood Economist 2.0" to include: * The story of MGM: How Sony and Comcast managed to make millions but lost a consortium of hedge funds some $3.7 billion. * The fate of serious fare: How Pay-TV channels like HBO, AMC, and Showtime have figured out how to make money on shows like "The Wire," "Mad Men," and" Big Love," while the Hollywood studios are still catering to teens. * Indie finance in trouble: over the last five years, the largest distributors of indie films have closed. How has this affected the makers of indie films? * The future of Netflix: How the company has found itself competing with the entertainment industry’s biggest players (Apple, HBO, and YouTube) and whether it has the resources to compete in the long term. What’s more, the book also now includes a practical guide: "What Every Film Student Needs to Know about Hollywood."

Leonard Maltin’s 151 Best Movies You’ve Never Seen $9.99 What 151 movies have you never seen-but should? What French film could teach Hollywood how to make a smart sexy romantic comedy? (page 233) Where will you find a female-centric Western with a gender-bending protagonist? (page 10) What film won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance and then fell off the radar? (page 261) What farcical comedy includes such real-life characters as Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger? (page 50) In what unsung comedy will you find Michael Douglas giving his all-time best performance? (page 130) What debut film from the director of The Dark Knight creates palpable chills-despite a shoestring budget and a no-name cast? (page 79) What John Wayne movie was out of circulation for thirty years-and still qualifies as a sleeper? (page 121) What terrific Heath Ledger movie was released the same month as Brokeback Mountain -and flopped? (page 26) What clever modern-day film noir was made for just half a million dollars? (page 18) What captivating film stars one of the seminal artists of the twentieth century? (page 203)

The X List: The National Society of Film Critics’ Guide to the Movies That Turn Us on $3.48 National Society of Film Critics dares to go where few mainstream critics have gone before-to the heart of what gets the colored lights going, as they say in "A Streetcar Named Desire." Here is their take on the films that quicken their (and our) pulses-an enterprise both risky and risque, an entertaining overview of the most arousing films Hollywood has every produced. But make no mistake about it: This isn’t a collection of esoteric "critic’s choice" movies. The films reflect individual taste, rubbing against the grain of popular wisdom. And, because of the personal nature of the erotic forces at play, these essays will reveal more about the individual critics than perhaps they have revealed thus far to their readers. The Society is a world-renowned, marquee-name organization embracing some of America’s most distinguished critics, more than forty writers who have followings nationally as well as devoted local constituencies in such major cities as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Minneapolis.Yes, "The X List" will have something for every lover of film-and for every lover.

Great Cinema Detectives: Best Movies of Mystery, Suspense & Film Noir $23.94 Providing an overview of the entire thriller genre, this book examines over 160 movies from classic Hollywood and British studios, including such essential film noir entries as "Murder, My Sweet," "The Dark Corner," "The Maltese Falcon" and "Afraid To Talk." Great cinema detectives are represented by William Powell (all six of his Thin Man pictures are detailed and discussed), Basil Rathbone (Sherlock Holmes), Warner Oland (Charlie Chan), Sidney Toler (Charlie Chan), Peter Ustinov (Hercule Poirot), Margaret Rutherford (all four of her Miss Marple films are covered), and others including the Saint, the Falcon, Bulldog Drummond and Philo Vance. From director Alfred Hitchock comes "Notorious," "Saboteur," "Number 17" and "Rich and Strange." A few comedies and spoofs, such as "Satan Met a Lady" (an amazing re-make of the original "Maltese Falcon" with Bette Davis and Warren William) and "Who Done It?" (with Abbott and Costello) round out the survey.

Macromedia Flash Professional 8: Includes Exercise Files and Demo Movies [With CDROM] $3.48 Do you like to learn by doing? Do manuals leave you bored and craving real-world examples? Do you want to concrete training that goes beyond theory and reference materials? If so, this book is for you. These hands-on exercises teach you to start creating Flash animations and interactive files with little effort. You’ll learn to create vector animations using a wide variety of drawing tools and Timeline effects, and add interactivity and dynamic content to your projects by using ActionScript 2, Components, and the Behaviors panel. You’ll also learn how to import bitmaps, sounds, and video to make your Flash projects more engaging, and find extensive coverage of the new Flash 8 features: the improved text tool, new text rendering engine, new graphic filters, and more. Complete with insider tips, illustrated with detailed graphics, and accompanied by a CD loaded with classroom-proven exercises and QuickTime movies, this book ensures you’ll master key features of Flash 8 in no time.

The Technique of the Professional Make-Up Artist $86.72 A classic in its field since its original publication, The Technique of the Professional Make-Up Artist is now revised, updated and paperback for a new generation of professionals. This encyclopedic resource covers all of the current studio make-up methods and lab techniques, with text and art contributions from some of the leading experts in the industry. The author explains clearly and precisely the differing approaches to stage-lit, audience-attended television taping; studio-lit, no-audience taping; live television with natural outdoor lighting; live stage make-up; and the innumerable techniques and methods of film make-up. In addition to detailing the basic, day-to-day ‘paint and powder’ procedures that are the bulk of any professional make-up artist’s work. He also describes exciting new visual effects that can be achieved using puppetry, digital computing, and electronic coloration. Included in this paperback edition are: * Revised make-up charts for men and women * New special effects make-up photographs * New information on contact lenses and dental work * Updated information on film types * Revised appendices. Vincent J R Kehoe has been working in the professional make-up field since 1940. He has been in charge of make-up for more than 3000 major television, film, and stage productions, and was head of the make-up departments for CBS-TV in New York and the NBC Hallmark Hall of Fame series. His previous books include Special Make-Up Effects (Focal Press), The Technique of Film and Television Make-Up, and Photographic Make-Up for Stills and Movies, and he has written several articles on advanced make-up research for the Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). As president and director of the Research Council of Make-Up Artists since 1963, Mr Kehoe designed and produced the entire Color Process line of RMCA Professional Products. He lives in Somis, CA. A classic text updated for the next generation of make-up artists. Covers all studio methods and lab techniques. Contains information on many types of exciting new visual effects.

Journalism in the Movies $25.46 Matthew C. Ehrlich’s Journalism in the Movies is the story of Hollywood’s depiction of American journalism from the start of the sound era to the present. Ehrlich argues that films have relentlessly played off the image of the journalist as someone who sees through lies and hypocrisy, sticks up for the little guy, and serves democracy. Focusing on films about key figures and events in journalism, including Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, All the President’s Men, and The Insider, Journalism in the Movies presents a unique opportunity to reflect on how movies relate not only to journalism but also American life and democracy.

At the Movies with Maeve $315.9 Meet the irrepressible, vivacious redheaded Maeve. Movies, dance, music and romance are this lively girl’s inspiration. Hollywood–here she comes A twin heart & rhinestone necklace for this stylin’ gal.

!Oye Esteban! [DVD] $17.99 !Oye Esteban! collects 18 music videos from the King of Manchester Mope, Morrissey. The former singing star of the Smiths is featured prominently in a majority of the videos. He visits the hometown of his idol, James Dean, for “Suedehead.” “November Spawned a Monster” sees him frolicking pensively in a desert, wearing a see-through shirt and an adhesive bandage over a nipple. His ode to the Kray brothers “The Last of the Famous International Playboys” finds the modern bard lip-syncing in an all-green room. He drives a convertible across California with his band in “My Love Life,” which features gorgeous black-and-white cinematography. “Sing Your Life” repositions Morrissey as a suave doo-wopper. He smirks passionately and stalks a steadicam-mounted camera as he promenades through an old city’s back alleys in “Tomorrow.” Videos that don’t feature Morrissey find an odd array of characters promoting animal rights, looking depressed, or performing any of a number of actions that our hero condones. The Warner Reprise DVD edition is fitted with pristine PCM sound, and all of the shine with vibrant, high-resolution color. A subtitle/lyrics mode makes for a quick-and-easy karaoke session. The camera obviously and absolutely loves Morrissey, and Moz fans will fall head over heals in love with this fine retrospective of videos. It’s a package that drips with a style and grace that would make Morrissey proud. ~ Tim DiGravina, Rovi

# Untitled Second [Bomp!] $15.98 The Telescopes began as a run-of-the-mill British shoegazer band fully under the thrall of noise and My Bloody Valentine, perhaps a little angrier than most of that ilk but pretty unmemorable. At some point, however, they discovered subtlety and songcraft. They traded in most of their noise pedals for some that make the guitars go all spacy and phased-out. They also wrote a batch of songs with melodies and hooks reminiscent of Love or The Notorious Byrd Brothers-era Byrds. The songs on The Telescopes are built on acoustic guitars, then the aforementioned tricked-out electric guitars are laid on top and garnished with bongos, organs, pianos, and all sorts of classic instruments. Stephen Lawrie’s vocals are restrained and semi-emotional and female backing vocals add a touch of sweetness that might otherwise be missing from the record, as the overall atmosphere is very moody and introspective. A large chunk of the credit should be given to producer Guy Fixsen, who also helmed some great records with Moose and Rollerskate Skinny and was a member of Laika. Sadly, the Telescopes split soon after this album came out, but the classic sound they came up with here lives on in bands like Mojave 3 and the Verve. [In 2008 Bomp! reissued the album under the title # Untitled Second, something Rev-Ola had done in 2004. That previous edition included two bonus tracks ("Dnaanb" and "Tornado") and a new cover. The Bomp! version keeps the same cover but adds three different bonus tracks: the EP version of "High on Fire," a sitar-led version of "The Sleepwalk" and non-LP track "Sunspray". Hopefully the next time the record is reissued the label involved pulls together every stray track, re-mix and version, and comes up with something definitive.] ~ Tim Sendra, Rovi

# Zero with a Bullet $13.98 David Dondero? s seventh studio album doesn? t pull any punches when it comes to painting a proper picture of the trials and tribulations of the modern troubadour. The title alone, # Zero with a Bullet, leaves little to the imagination as to where Dondero sees himself in the ? business,? but like his biggest influence, Townes Van Zandt, the Duluth, MN native? s knack for crafting anguished, poetic, wickedly funny, country-blues songs of near constant quality seems destined to find some kind of mainstream success one of these days, or not. Dondero seems more content with his place on the road this time around, and there are moments of great wit and wildness on #Zero with a Bullet that suggest a newfound comfort with his cult status. Opener ? Jesus from 12 to 6? offers up a dutifully fiery backbeat to complement the story of a homeless man? s, schizophrenic religious fervor, the Guthrie-esque, banjo-led ? Job Boss? follows a workplace revolt, and the self-deprecating title cut follows an effortless in-the-pocket groove that will be sure to make it onto at least a few 2010 year? s-best singles lists. As with any Dondero offering, there are plenty of characters (girls that were ? meaner than an acre full of snakes,? queens on bikes, and broken men finding redemption on the streets of Laramie, WY), but the character that always speaks the loudest is Dondero himself, and with each new collection of songs, and each desperate, quavering vowel and consonant, he sinks his hands deeper into the highway cement, leaving his mark and moving on to the next town with his head held high. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi

#1′s: The Warner Brothers Years $11.99 There are a couple of statistics in the late Conway Twitty’s career that are rather astonishing: the first is that he scored 52 number one hits in the 30 years between 1958 and 1988. Just how astonishing can be illustrated this way: 52 number ones is more than the Beatles, more than Elvis Presley, and more than Frank Sinatra. The second — and what might appear minor in comparison but is actually more so — is that ten of them were between 1982 and 1988, near the end of his major-label recording career for Warner Bros. Twitty scored during every major change in the music, from honky tonk to countrypolitan to outlaw to urban cowboy to the dawn of the new traditionalist era. The true influence of Twitty has yet to be recognized, but he was a major player when country music was at its most invisible. In fact, it can be said that Conway was countrypolitan and made the whole mess cross over into the mainstream for the very first time. These ten tracks do not measure Twitty’s best work. But they do show he could sing any kind of song and put enough behind it to make it utterly believable. These ten tunes do contain a few real treasures, such as “I Don’t Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song)” by Harlan Howard and the smash “Slow Hand” (that scored big for the Pointer Sisters in 1981, before Twitty cut it and remade it in his own image). Also here, from the Warner period, Twitty had the audacity to cut Amanda McBroom’s “The Rose,” a career-defining moment for Bette Midler as the title track for the 1979 film she starred in. The final number here, something written especially for Twitty, is “The Clown,” a ballad that showcases that rough but utterly tender baritone for all it’s worth. Conway Twitty was among the greatest singles artists in popular music history, and this collection is only a small sliver of the proof of that. ~ Thom Jurek, Rovi

#3 [Bonus Tracks] $12.99 Like Beck in his ’90s prime, Suburban Kids with Biblical Names have no respect for musical boundaries. If they think a mixture of African-styled highlife-guitars, electronic beats, and ukuleles is a good idea for an indie pop song, they won’t hesitate to put it on record. The result? Wonderful. #3 includes former EP A-side “Funeral Face,” and just listen to the opening of “Peter’s Dream”: within mere seconds they combine Kraftwerk-styled percussion with a guitar that sounds exactly like Hank Marvin anno 1960, and it could hardly have sounded more right. On “Seems to Be on My Mind,” the distorted vocals and shuffly beat almost make them sound classic rock cool, before it breaks into a singalong chorus echoing the kind of pop like they used to make between the world wars. And so it goes on and on, genres and styles meet and ultimately converge through the unusually strong pop songwriting that always lies at the core of the album. No song gets boring, ever. Suburban Kids with Biblical Names sure do possess the geeky charm so beloved in indie and lo-fi circles. Classic one-liners like “there’s a Falcon Crest side to everything” and “I wanna turn all their dancefloors into a burning inferno of ba ba ba” are the stuff dreams are made of for any indie pop aficionado. But don’t let the spectacles and the wit fool you. There’s nothing amateurish about the kids’ performance at any point; in fact, the instrumental performances and the creative and crystal clear production are among the most impressive things about this album. Seldom do debut albums come as truly wonderful as this one. [The U.S. edition of the album adds two extra tracks: Love Will" and "Trumpets and Violins".] ~ Anders Kaasen, Rovi

’80s Gold $19.99 Beneath the flourish, extravagance, and pretension that saturated the pop charts during the ’80s lay a culture rich in innovation that brought about the rise of truly groundbreaking music and an indomitable spirit of independence, not to mention nationwide networks that fostered originality and valued substance over style. That side of things is nowhere documented in ’80s Gold. However, there was such an overabundance of highly polished, catchy tunes in such a wide variety of genres that it’s nearly impossible to document it all (though there have been more than enough earnest attempts) without leaving a sense of exhaustion. This two-disc, 33-song collection represents some of the best of the best of the decade, as every single song on here was a number one Billboard Hot 100 chart hit at one point or another. And to its credit, Universal presents a wide scope of sounds and styles here. Case in point: where else can one find Blondie sitting right next to Christopher Cross’ smooth “Sailing” anthem next to Diana Ross next to Rick Springfield and have it all make sense? There is literally something for everyone here, from new wave to new jack, and while it’s easy to point out all of the obvious omissions, the quality control is so high that it’s quite easy to forget about what’s missing and simply enjoy what’s here. Most fans of ’80s music will already have most of these tunes on other compilations, but those looking for an awesome starting reference point will find that ’80s Gold is an excellent edition to any pop collection. ~ Rob Theakston, Rovi

‘Cause I Sez So $16.98 Five years into one of the most unlikely reunions in recent rock & roll history, the New York Dolls have begun to acknowledge the great paradox of the new edition of the band. If ever there was a band with a distinctive musical and emotional personality, it was the Dolls, but with only two members of the original lineup still alive and able to take the stage in 2009, David Johansen and Syl Sylvain have had a heavy burden to bear, trying to make music that feels and sounds like the New York Dolls without their iconic lead guitarist, their original rhythm section, and the sort of lifestyle that defined their world view when they were the edgiest band in America’s toughest city. The new Dolls created a reasonable approximation of what their old sound would have been like had they all survived into the new millennium on 2006′s One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This, but 2009′s ‘Cause I Sez So suggests this band has little interest in living in the past, including their own. Todd Rundgren, who produced the Dolls’ brilliant 1973 debut, was behind the controls for this set, and the first two songs, “‘Cause I Sez So” and “Muddy Bones,” conjure up the sloppy downtown energy of the Dolls Mk. 1 better than anything on One Day It Will Please Us, full of dirty guitars, crashing drums, and broadly strutting vocals from Johansen, complemented by Rundgren’s roomy, natural-sounding production. But after that one-two punch, the album shifts gears, easing into a groove that’s more easygoing and (gulp) mature than the classic Dolls assault, with a warmer and more subdued approach. “Lonely So Long” is a great pop tune with a faint resemblance to the Beatles, “Nobody Got No Bizness” is a high-spirited, hip-shaking R&B shuffle, “Temptation to Exist” is a melodramatic ballad that sounds like it could have fit onto one of Johansen’s Buster Poindexter albums, “This Is Ridiculous” is a blues-influenced number that gives the singer plenty of room to showboat, and “Maki…

‘Cause I Sez So $16.98 Five years into one of the most unlikely reunions in recent rock & roll history, the New York Dolls have begun to acknowledge the great paradox of the new edition of the band. If ever there was a band with a distinctive musical and emotional personality, it was the Dolls, but with only two members of the original lineup still alive and able to take the stage in 2009, David Johansen and Syl Sylvain have had a heavy burden to bear, trying to make music that feels and sounds like the New York Dolls without their iconic lead guitarist, their original rhythm section, and the sort of lifestyle that defined their world view when they were the edgiest band in America’s toughest city. The new Dolls created a reasonable approximation of what their old sound would have been like had they all survived into the new millennium on 2006′s One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This, but 2009′s ‘Cause I Sez So suggests this band has little interest in living in the past, including their own. Todd Rundgren, who produced the Dolls’ brilliant 1973 debut, was behind the controls for this set, and the first two songs, “‘Cause I Sez So” and “Muddy Bones,” conjure up the sloppy downtown energy of the Dolls Mk. 1 better than anything on One Day It Will Please Us, full of dirty guitars, crashing drums, and broadly strutting vocals from Johansen, complemented by Rundgren’s roomy, natural-sounding production. But after that one-two punch, the album shifts gears, easing into a groove that’s more easygoing and (gulp) mature than the classic Dolls assault, with a warmer and more subdued approach. “Lonely So Long” is a great pop tune with a faint resemblance to the Beatles, “Nobody Got No Bizness” is a high-spirited, hip-shaking R&B shuffle, “Temptation to Exist” is a melodramatic ballad that sounds like it could have fit onto one of Johansen’s Buster Poindexter albums, “This Is Ridiculous” is a blues-influenced number that gives the singer plenty of room to showboat, and “Maki…

‘Round Midnight $11.99 This is a typically tasteful Kenny Burrell record (reissued on CD) with the guitarist mostly emphasizing ballads. Five of the seven songs (which include “Make Someone Happy,” “Since I Fell for You” and the theme from “A Streetcar Named Desire”) find Burrell assisted by pianist Richard Wyands (who also played electric piano), bassist Reggie Johnson and drummer Lenny McBrowne. “‘Round Midnight” is played by Burrell with pianist Joe Sample, bassist Johnson and drummer Paul Humphrey while “Blues in the Night” is an unaccompanied guitar solo. Although the music overall is well-played, no real sparks fly and the results often border on being sleepy. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi

‘S Make It $11.99 This edition of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers is an unusual one. The personnel includes Blakey veterans Lee Morgan (returning to the band after some success as a leader), Curtis Fuller, and Victor Sproles, along with John Hicks (who appeared on three other Blakey records) and the tenor saxophonist John Gilmore (of Sun Ra fame) in his only appearance with the band. As typical for Blakey-led groups, the emphasis is on original material by its members; the one Broadway show tune included, “Faith,” is from a long since forgotten I Had a Ball. Morgan’s driving blues “‘S Make It” is easily the highlight of the session, though Hicks’ richly voiced “Waltz for Ruth” and Fuller’s Latin-flavored “Little Hughie” also deserve to be better known than they are. It’s a shame that this was the only recording by this particular lineup of the Jazz Messengers, as Gilmore’s strong blowing complements Morgan very well. Originally issued by Limelight, it was reissued in Japan by Universal, meticulously reproducing the original foldout cardboard sleeve for the CD package. ~ Ken Dryden, Rovi

(Price/EA)Critical And Creative Thinking Activities Gr 6 $19.99 GDO1360: Engage your Grade 6+ students in thinking skills practice with Critical and Creative Thinking Activities! 140+ pages of fun, imaginative activities motivate students as they practice thinking in multiple ways about a variety of curriculum- and theme-based topics.46 theme-based units make it easy to find activities that fit your core curriculum: * Places: In My Room, At the Dinner Table, Outer Space, In the Wilderness, Eating Out, At the Movies, At the Mall, U.S. Landmarks, On the Bus, Mythical Worlds * Nature in Action: Rivers and Streams, Rough Weather, Sharks, Bats, Arachnids, Predators and Prey, So Cute!, Reptiles * History and Beyond: Ancient Egypt, The Middle Ages, When in Rome, Pioneer Days, Into the Future * Technology: The Internet, Cellphones, From Here to There, Robots, Invention Convention * Things I Use: Clocks and Calendars, My Clothes, Say Cheese!, Numbers, Glue and Tape, Video Games, Maps and Globes * In My World: Tunes, Surprise!, Supersize It!, Friends, Holidays, Planet Earth, Nighttime, My Birthday, Bells and Whistles, Now You’re Cookin’, Leaders and Followers

…And Then He Kissed Me/Blame It on Love $13.98 Ohio-born and Stiff Records-approved teen dream Rachel Sweet only cut four albums during her too-brief career in music before moving on to become a successful writer and producer in television, and her third and fourth LPs make their CD debut in this two-fer reissue from Collectables. Most of 1981′s …And Then He Kissed Me was produced by Rick Chertoff, who fitted Sweet out in epic-scale arrangements with a decided Springsteen and Spector influence, but Sweet’s big, passionate vocal style was more than up to the challenge, and the first two tracks, “Shadows of the Night” and “Then He Kissed Me/Be My Baby,” walk a fine line between the spectacular and the bombastic, with Sweet’s dead-on delivery nudging them into to the former territory. The rest of the album is uneven, with Sweet not always getting the material she deserves, and you have to wonder how she got stuck with Rex Smith as a duet partner on “Everlasting Love.” But the best moments of …And Then He Kissed Me show just how great a rock singer Sweet could be when given the right backing. Released in 1982, Blame It on Love is Sweet’s weakest album, and unfortunately it seems she carries a large share of the blame — she wrote or co-wrote all the songs and produced the sessions herself in collaboration with Marc Blatte and Larry Gottlieb. Sweet seemed to be reaching for a sexier, poppier image on Blame It on Love, and she looks luscious on the cover, but the album is short on the tough, spunky rock that was her strongest suit, and though she’s in solid voice throughout, for every song like “Paralyzed” and “American Girl” that fits her personality like a glove, there’s a couple like “Cool Heart” and “Sticks and Stones” that fall flat. (It’s worth noting Sweet wrote and produced “Paralyzed” and “American Girl” by her lonesome, which might suggest she didn’t have as much autonomy on the rest of the album as the credits suggest.) Fans will be happy to see the latter half of Rachel Sweet’s rec…

…And Then There Was X $11.99 Though it’s DMX’s third album in two years, …And Then There Was X doesn’t show much sign of burnout. True, it’s similar to his last, which balanced new-school gangsta tracks (“The Professional,” “Make a Move”) with a couple that question the inevitable trappings that come with success (“Fame,” “One More Road to Cross”). And the productions by Swizz Beats, P. Killer Trackz, and Shok — all part of Ruff Ryder Productions, Inc. — are heavily synthesized and occasionally melodramatic, just like both of his previous albums. Even when Swizz Beats’ usually reliable productions fall through, DMX brings it all back with his tough rhymes and inventive wordplay. He’s still torn between the thug life and spiritual concerns (even including a long prayer in the liner notes), but the most exciting tracks on …And Then There Was X are good-time joints like “Party Up” and “What’s My Name?” ~ John Bush, Rovi

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead $10.98 Labeled as “anti-musicians,” named after a prayer to Mayan corn gods, and cause for press releases describing it as “set upon by rednecks,” …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead vies for that piece of scarred, post-punk real estate somewhere between the Who and chucking a whirring blender full of bolts straight into a jet engine. With this self-titled debut, the band will probably horrify the realtors. From moments of diversionary electronic tweaks to ones of shambolic, guitar-thrashed screeches (and sometimes both), the album realizes the importance of not trying to be important. The sound of bashing out unconventional “we hate something that we’ll make sure to mumble” punk rock without parroting any one musical thing is what — if anything — ties these eight songs together. And for good reason. Few bands can sound like such a rightful mess. The band has been lumped in with fellow rock unapologists Queens of the Stone Age and At the Drive-In, but this self-titled debut album is a caustic, fidgety yelp that almost belies its out-and-out intelligence. One of the band’s news stories might have said it best: “The band defended themselves with their instruments, which are now destroyed.” ~ Dean Carlson, Rovi

…And the Horse You Rode in On $16.98 The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir seem to have been making an effort to rough up their sweet, twee pop sound over the course of the past few years, and they? ve only turned up the edginess on their third album, 2009? s …And the Horse You Rode In On. Nowhere is it more evident than on …And the Horse? s second track, ? Stop!,? which boasts the comically bilious first line, ? I hope that you catch syphilis and die alone.? It? s the kind of thing worthy of a vaudevillian, cabaret-style band like the Tigerlillies; unfortunately, the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir are not the Tigerlillies. Up until now at least, they’ve been a sweet indie pop act, something like the Pocketbooks, or maybe even the Math and Physics Club, only with a little more bite; so the black humor and vulgarity that riddles this album is a little confusing, to say the least. It seems like the Choir are striving to make heavily narrative indie pop that? s tender, tough, and funny, something along the lines of Belle and Sebastian.Unfortunately, there? s very little real tenderness here, the toughness often comes off as mean-spirited (or, at times, just plain awkward), and none of it is very funny. Part of the problem has to do with …And the Horse? s narrative, which revolves around a recently jilted young guy; whether it? s weak writing or vocalist Elia Einhorn? s rough-edged delivery, the main character often comes across as too melodramatic to be likeable. The other problem is that there are a few moments where the Choir? s dark-yet-sugary approach actually works, and these moments only serve to underscore the album? s shortcomings. ? Sixteen Is Too Young? and ? Something? s Happening? offer an example of …And the Horse at its bittersweet best ? they? re a good balance of sweet vocals, quaint instrumentation, and gently biting lyrics. Sadly, moments like this aren? t enough to make the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir? s third album much more than passable. Newcomers would be…

…Baby One More Time $12.99 At the beginning of the ’90s, teen currency shifted from bubblegum’n'Tiger Beat to grunge’n'Maximum Rock & Roll. Although it may have been pushed from the spotlight, teen pop hadn’t died — it, in a way, went underground, spending time on the fringes of pop culture. One of the leading lights of the exiled teen brigade was The New Mickey Mouse Club. For several years, it toiled away on the Disney Network, earning a small fan base — but, more importantly, providing a launchpad for several careers, including that of Britney Spears. Like her fellow NMMC alumni *N Sync, Spears shot to stardom in the late ’90s, just as she was on the verge of late adolescence. By that time, everything old was new again. Albums like her debut, …Baby One More Time, were topping the charts as if they were Hangin’ Tough, which is only appropriate since it sounded as if it could have been cut in 1989, not 1999. …Baby One More Time has the same blend of infectious, rap-inflected dance-pop and smooth balladry that propelled the New Kids and Debbie Gibson, due to the Backstreet Boys’ producer, Max Martin, who is also the mastermind behind Spears’ debut. He has a knack for catchy hooks, endearing melodies, and engaging Euro-dance rhythms, all of which are best heard on the hits: the ingenious title track, “Sometimes,” “(You Drive Me) Crazy,” and the utterly delightful, bubblegum-ragga album track “Soda Pop.” Like many teen pop albums, …Baby One More Time has its share of well-crafted filler, but the singles, combined with Britney’s burgeoning charisma, make this a pretty great piece of fluff. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

009-1-V01 $22.95 In a world where the Cold War never ended, East and West continue to battle for technological and political supremacy. Mylene Hoffman, field commander of the elite Double Zero intelligence division, exists in this world with her eyes open and her body always ready to do battle.Liberating benevolent scientists, tagging along with would-be monster-slayers, meeting her match in the world’s most hard-boiled assassin and navigating a deadly labyrinth of horrors are all in a day’s work for Mylene. There’s no problem she can’t solve with the proper application of high explosives, fast-talk, deceptive jewelry, make-up and the right moves behind closed doors!Contains episodes 1-4!

05:22:09:12 Off $11.99 A combination remix collection and wholly separate album, 05:22:09:12 Off (aka Evil Off) is a semi-sequel to 06:21:03:11 Up Evil, appearing about six months after the release of the first disc. Not only is it a fine companion piece to the earlier disc, it easily stands on its own, finding the band thoroughly engaged in some of its most extreme, experimental music ever. A fair amount of the record is given over to darker plunges, with grinding industrial noise and moody, rumbling sonics used as the basis for many a composition, while other songs explicitly flirt with hardcore techno via hyperactive rhythms. More than a few compositions — the rhythms on “GenEcide” being a great example — sound like they’re forecasting a lot of subsequent avant techno work on Warp Records and elsewhere. Another radical departure involves the use of female vocals throughout; no direct credits are given for the singer or singers, unfortunately, but contemporary interviews referred to a New York-based trio that would be appearing on the album. Combined with Daniel Bressanutti and Patrick Codenys’ thrilling reinvention of their sound throughout — little here sounds like the “typical” Front 242 familiar from Front by Front or the like — the vocals make 05:22:09:12 Off a fascinating listen. The key tracks are “Animal” and “Angel,” both of which crop up in a variety of different forms throughout 05:22:09:12 Off. “Animal” itself appears in three radically different versions at the start of the disc, ranging from understated minimalism to crisp but oddly distanced rhythms, as well at least one other take later on. “Angel,” meanwhile, surfaces as both “Modern Angel,” with the female singer delivering her lines with sheer threat and command over the acid-touched forward crunch of the music, and the appropriately titled “Speed Angel.” Three songs reappear from 06:21:03:11 Up Evil in remix form, including a fair take on “Melt” and a wonderful mix of “Crapage” called “Jun…

1 $14.99 Much of the press heaped upon Simple Kid around the release of his debut 1 recycled the “Dylan of the new generation” clich? , and while that comparison has worked well for Beck, does anyone actually remember other “modern Dylans” like Block or John Oszajca? And truth be told, most of 1 sounds a bit like Beck, but very little like Bob Dylan, so wouldn’t that make Simple Kid a third-generation of Dylan? Either way, it’s no matter because the best moments on 1 are actually where Simple Kid apes a different ’60s figure — Ray Davies — for thrilling tales of mendacity. It’s songs like “The Average Man” and “The Commuter” where Simple Kid establishes his identity as a guitar-based storyteller; one who leans equally on post-alt rock soundscapes as he does on classic Britpop ranging from the Kinks to Blur. He falters when he indulges his sonic experiments, such as in the trippy “Drugs,” or “Love’s an Enigma, which both sound like third-rate Super Furry Animals. It’s the chunky power pop and twee falsetto in songs like “Staring at the Sun that make 1 feel like a celebration of ’90s Britpop, ten years on, only with some modern flourishes sprinkled in. It’s true that the shifting styles make 1 something of a rocky listen — especially when the tempo drags so much in the middle of the album — but the good bits, the truly adventurous bits, are where Simple Kid is content to sit still and write about other people who are also sitting still. ~ Jason Damas, Rovi

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1.21 Giggawatts $5.99 Even their own press materials don’t give these guys enough credit. Their online profile calls their sound a “new wave of pop rock music,” which could mean almost anything. But in just five short tracks, the quintet from Greensboro, NC, shows promise as heir to the pop-punk throne. They do so with a quirky formula of 2000s dance rock and ’80s pop culture references (Back to the Future and The Cosby Show, anyone?). This might seem like a cheap attraction to fans of Eleventyseven, Family Force 5, Relient K, and Fountains of Wayne. But Mercy Mercedes’ ability to make their cheeky, buoyant rock sound fresh is their golden ticket to stardom — kinda like Metro Station and White Tie Affair meet Anberlin. The only perceivable shortcoming is when frontman Nate Smith puts a little too much Billie Joe in his voice. But other than that occasional attempt to mimic Green Day, Mercy Mercedes triumph with this brief debut. ~ Jared Johnson, Rovi

10 Days Out (Blues from the Backroads) $24.98 10 Days Out may well be Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s most important and intriguing album, even though the guitarist is hardly the featured artist on any of these tracks, working instead more as a sideman and facilitator for the impressive cast of venerable blues players who get a chance to shine here. Make no mistake about it, this recording belongs to such senior citizens as Henry Townsend, Etta Baker, Pinetop Perkins, and Henry Gray, and Shepherd’s presence (and the presence of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Double Trouble rhythm section of bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton) simply helps to focus the attention on these veteran blues players. Shepherd embarked on a ten-day journey into the American South in 2004 with a documentary film crew, a portable recording studio, and Double Trouble as a house band in an effort to catch the blues in its natural habitat of living rooms, kitchens, porches, back yards, and local watering holes, and the performances that resulted are priceless. Here is one-armed harp player Neal Pattman and blind guitarist Cootie Stark turning in a joyous, ramshackle version of “Prison Blues.” A little later, Stark delivers further on a delightful song called “U-Haul,” complete with a marvelous improvised rap over the tune’s run-out coda. Here, too, is the then-96-year-old Henry Townsend turning in a poignant “Tears Came Rollin’ Down.” Etta Baker, then 93, shows that age hadn’t slowed her as a guitarist at all as she delivers an elegant “Knoxville Rag.” Shepherd wisely stays in the background on cut after cut, allowing these amazing musical treasures to unfold naturally and without intrusive elements. There are absolutely no hotshot guitar histrionics anywhere on this disc, which speaks to Shepherd’s sincere vision for this project. He’s after the preservation of blues history with 10 Days Out, and as if to underscore that aim, five of the album’s participants (Neal Pattman, Cootie Stark, Gatemouth Brown, George “Wild Child” Butler, and…

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10 Things I Hate About You $6.72 10 Things I Hate About You tells the story of high school newcomer Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his pursuit of the girl of his dreams, Bianca Stratford (Larisa Oleynik). Unfortunately, strict rules in the Stratford household forbid Bianca from having a boyfriend until her older, ill-tempered sister Kat (Julia Stiles) has one of her own–a highly unlikely scenario given that Kat is considered a social outcast. Desperately hoping for a date with Bianca, Cameron hatches a scheme to find a male match for Kat–the likely candidate, Patrick (Heath Ledger)–a sullen and mysterious young man. Yet mating confusion ensues when Patrick accepts a bribe to win over Kat from Bianca’s wannabe boyfriend Joey Donner (Andrew Keegan) in order to make way for Bianca to begin dating.

10.5 Apocalypse/Category 7-End of the World $6.99 Violent storms and massive earthquakes collide in this collection of disaster movies! Starring Mother Nature at her most destructive, this exclusive DVD 2-pack includes CATEGORY 7: THE END OF THE WORLD and 10.5 APOCALYPSE: THE COMPLETE MINISERIES!CATEGORY 7: In this hair-raising sequel to Category Six: Day of Destruction, mankind’s survivial against the elements is pushed to the limits. All across the globe, an unprecedented Category 6 storm decends with greater force than could have ever been imagined. The Eiffel Tower is shredded by violent winds – the Great Pyramids reduced to piles of rubble as twisting, black funnels snake across the desert. For years scientists have been expounding theories – and warnings – of global warming trends. Now these warnings are coming true with a frightening ferocity. But though it may have created regions of volatile and extreme weather, global warming isn’t what triggered the terrible temptest. The cause is unknown. As various regions of the Earth succumb to the increasingly powerful super storm, beautiful but discredited scientist Faith Clavell (Shannen Doherty, TV’s Charmed) teams up with storm chaser Tommy Tornado (Emmy Award nominee Randy Quaid, Elvis) and head of FEMA Judith Carr (Gina Gershon, Face/Off), to determine the trigger and eliminate it – and that means infiltrating the storm itself. Compounding the chaos, a terrorist organization is threatening to make the situation worse. Now it’s not only man against nature, but man against man as the newly-intensified Category 7 approaches – and possibly, the end of the world.10.5 APOCALYPSE: A year ago the greatest quake in history rampaged America’s West Coast. Get ready for some ground-splitting action and earth-shaking thrills, because nature isn’t through. Another massive 10.5 quake tears apart the West Coast, threatening to turn the American landscape into a hellish wasteland. Seismologist Samantha Hill (Emmy wi

100 All-Time Favorite Movies $21.04 Used – They say that in life, there are winners and there are losers. Though the movies we selected for this two-volume collection are winners indeed, those that didn’t make the cut aren’t losers. We just didn’t like them quite as much. It was a tough, soul-searching process, but after much debate and deliberation TASCHEN settled on what we believe to be the 100 finest examples of 20th century filmmaking. From horror to romance, noir to slapstick, adventure to tragedy, epic to musical, western

100 All-Time Favorite Movies $203.9 They say that in life, there are winners and there are losers. Though the movies we selected for this two-volume collection are winners indeed, those who didn”t make the cut aren”t losers. We just didn”t like them quite as much. It was a tough, soul-searching process, but after much debate and deliberation TASCHEN settled on what we believe to be the 100 finest examples of 20th century filmmaking. From horror to romance, noir to slapstick, adventure to tragedy, epic to musical, western to new wave, all genres are represented in this wide-ranging and devilishly fun compendium. Metropolis? Check. Modern Times? Yep. Citizen Kane, The Seven Samurai? Of course. La dolce vita, Psycho, A Clockwork Orange? You bet. Plus The Godfather, Annie Hall, Blue Velvet, Pulp Fiction… and so many more cinematic gems. Think of this collection as a celebration of contrasts, an homage to the seventh art, a gathering of greats, and a nostalgic romp through celluloid history.

100 All-Time Favorite Movies $21.04 New – They say that in life, there are winners and there are losers. Though the movies we selected for this two-volume collection are winners indeed, those that didn’t make the cut aren’t losers. We just didn’t like them quite as much. It was a tough, soul-searching process, but after much debate and deliberation TASCHEN settled on what we believe to be the 100 finest examples of 20th century filmmaking. From horror to romance, noir to slapstick, adventure to tragedy, epic to musical, western t

100 Days, 100 Nights [Promo Version] $19.98 Sharon Jones, the big-voiced lead singer of the Dap-Kings — a band that recently began making its name known outside those enthusiasts of the Daptone label and the reaches of the soul community thanks to appearances with Amy Winehouse and work for Mark Ronson, including a version of Dylan’s “Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)” — is no music-world neophyte. 100 Days, 100 Nights is just her third full-length with the Dap-Kings, but Jones has been singing on and off since the 1970s, without much of a break until she began working with her current label. Meaning, she’s certainly paid her dues, and she has enough life experience behind her voice to make the words she sings sound that much truer. Because soul music — and this isn’t neo-soul, or contemporary R&B, but straight-up Stax and Motown brassy soul — is so much more than the actual lyrics themselves; it’s about the inflection and emotion that the vocalist is able to exude, and Jones proves herself to be master of that, moving from coy to romantic to defiant easily and believably. The album is much smoother, even gentler, than her previous releases, and though the Dap-Kings still power their way through the ten songs with bright horn licks, inspired drumming, and staccato guitar lines, there’s a deeper, bluesier edge to the record, heard in “Let Them Knock” or the slower “Humble Me.” “Don’t let me forget who I am,” Jones croons in the latter, her voice rising to a sweet falsetto at the end of the phrase. It’s a very clean record, not over-produced but well produced, with a lot of great pop moments tucked in between the brassier, funkier bits. The title track relies on a sultry organ and a minor vamp to make its point, while “Something’s Changed” uses strings and punctuated sax and bass as the singer drops a bit of her lungs out, bringing a kind of immediacy to her words, as if the actuality of the situation around her hasn’t quite set in enough for her to wail about it, as if she’s just …

100 Philips Lightscribe 16X DVD+R 4.7GB (Version 1.2) $47.5 PHILIPS is now offering a full portfolio of DVD-R/RW media. The media is high-quality, attractively priced and offered in a variety of quantities and packaging. Make DVD movies and edit camcorder videos, then distribute them on disc. Store and archive volumes of business data, plus loads of photos and music. It’s just that simple. Now you can burn your own silkscreen-quality CD/DVD labels using LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling technology. Create customized laser-etched labels using the same laser that burns your data, right inside your CD/DVD drive. Explore the new world of disc labeling with LightScribe technology. Each DVD supplies 4.7GB of storage for your photos, music, videos, and data. When you finish writing a DVD, just turn it over; the same drive burns the label.

100 Philips Lightscribe 16X DVD-R 4.7GB (Version 1.2) $47.5 PHILIPS is now offering a full portfolio of DVD-R/RW media. The media is high-quality, attractively priced and offered in a variety of quantities and packaging. Make DVD movies and edit camcorder videos, then distribute them on disc. Store and archive volumes of business data, plus loads of photos and music. It’s just that simple. Now you can burn your own silkscreen-quality CD/DVD labels using LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling technology. Create customized laser-etched labels using the same laser that burns your data, right inside your CD/DVD drive. Explore the new world of disc labeling with LightScribe technology. Each DVD supplies 4.7GB of storage for your photos, music, videos, and data. When you finish writing a DVD, just turn it over; the same drive burns the label.

100 Watts 6.5 Inch Ceilingball Speaker – White – PBS80W $49.99 This brand new PYLE PBS80W, white hanging pendant ceiling speaker, retails for . Liven up all of your home entertainment and surround your listening area with superior sound, for a more exciting and realistic experience with your favorite movies and video games. This Pyle-Home ceiling speaker is fashionable and pumps out 100 watts of beautiful sound. It s perfect for a variety of applications when you need to fill a room with sound from above. It features a 6.5 speaker housed in a white sphere capable of reproducing sounds from 150 Hz to 15 kHz. Its stylish design and superior sound make it a smart addition to any home theater or home stereo system. Installation is easy. They mount up and out-of-the-way on your ceiling, for an unobtrusive look. Mounting bracket and hardware included. Complete with a full 1 year warranty and our exclusive 30 day money back guarantee.

100% Motown ’60s $7.88 100% Motown ’60s is a short, budget-priced compilation offering just a few of the label’s hits from that decade; considering that this decade was the label’s heyday, it almost seems a bit unjust to offer so few of its many great singles. The Supremes’ “Baby Love,” the Four Tops’ “Reach Out, I’ll Be There,” and Martha & the Vandellas’ “Dancing in the Street” are all classic singles and great choices for this collection, although some fans may gripe that Gladys Knight & the Pips’ version of “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” is included here instead of Marvin Gaye’s. Gaye is represented by “Pride and Joy,” a great song in its own right but just not as striking as his “I Heard It Through the Grapevine.” Likewise, the tracks from the Marvelettes, the Temptations, and Smokey Robinson & the Miracles are some of their best, yet not quite the definitive choices one would expect on a collection like this. Trying to sum up Motown’s golden age in nine songs is a fool’s errand, and 100% Motown ’60s isn’t quite up to the task, but the songs it does include are good enough to make it an enjoyable, if brief, collection. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi

1000 Kilometers $16.98 Throughout their long existence, Oregon have consistently performed music that is difficult to categorize. Some of their acoustic ventures, particularly in the group’s earlier days, could be considered “world jazz” or “folk-jazz” due to the unusual instrumentation, avoidance of conventional blue notes, and original pieces. On 1000 Kilometers, there are times when the group actually sounds close to Weather Report in the 1970s, particularly when electronics and Paul McCandless’ soprano are utilized. But there are also performances that sound far from Weather Report, focusing on Ralph Towner’s acoustic guitar, McCandless’ other instruments, and the rhythm team of bassist Glen Moore and drummer Mark Walker. The music constantly keeps one guessing, and although McCandless is generally the lead voice in the ensembles, all four musicians make strong contributions. 1000 Kilometers is a fine effort from a unique band. The improvisation by Paul McCandless on the title track was nominated for a Grammy award in 2007 for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo, and Mark Walker’s “Deep Six” was nominated for Best Instrumental Composition. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi

10000 Ways To Die-Spaghetti Western Film Collection $9.98 Over 17 hours of Gun Slinging Greats! A Prized Round-Up of Spaghetti Western Classics! Loaded six-shooters, fast-paced action, luscious ladies and a hearty dose of comedy can all be found in this outstanding collection of acclaimed movies from the epic filmmaking genre affectionately known as Spaghetti Westerns. Filled with gangs of outlaws, crooks and lawenforcement, these 12 films from a bygone era contain all of the usual fights, gun battles and explosive surprises that make the Spaghetti Western genre so entertaining to watch and cherish. STARRING: Bud Spencer Sean Flynn Cameron Mitchell Jack Palance Sybil Danning Richard Harrison Joan Collins …and many more! A Combination of Rare and Never-Before-Released Spaghetti Western Classics! Contents: BEYOND THE LAW 1968 – Color – 109 min – Not Rated A western town gains a new sheriff with a dark past and a hidden agenda. It turns out the new sheriff is really a former bandit pretending to have reformed his ways. The lawman plans to hijack a cavalry payroll and take the shipment of silver before his former partner can make off with it. STARRING: Lee Van Cleef, Gordon Mitchell, Antonio Sabato FOUR DOLLARS OF REVENGE 1965 – Color – 88 min – Not Rated When a large shipment of gold disappears, the military officer in charge of its safety is accused of the robbery. He makes his escape from the stockade and tries to prove his innocence. STARRING: Robert Wood GOD’S GUN 1975 – Color – 97 min – R Father John (Lee Van Cleef) is gunned down in cold blood by Sam Clayton (Jack Palance), which allows Clayton and his gang to control Juno City. A young lad witnesses the crime and heads off to Mexico in search of Father John’s brother Lewis (Van Cleef in a dual role), a retired gunslinger. Lewis agrees to travel back to Juno City to seek revenge on Clayton for murdering his father. S

1001 Classic Commercials – 1001 Classic Commercials DVD (Box Set) $12.99 Box Set – Viewers young and old can take a nostalgic trip with this collection of 1,001 vintage TV ads. Alka-Seltzer’s Speedy, the Jolly Green Giant, and Barbie all make appearances in this release…

1001 Classic Commercials [16 Discs] $9.99 Viewers young and old can take a nostalgic trip with this collection of 1,001 vintage TV ads. Alka-Seltzer’s Speedy, the Jolly Green Giant, and Barbie all make appearances in this release packed with brand-name commercials. ~ Kimber Myers, Rovi

101 Science-fiction Movies: You Must See Before You Die $12.48 Used – From the classic low-budget, space exploration Flash Gordon tales of the Saturday matinee serials to the slick, CGI-realized world of “The Matrix”, science fiction films have long been pushing the boundaries of the visually and dramatically fantastic. Take a classic cop chase, and set it on Mars. Think of a haunted house story, then add the Nostromo. Take the boy-meets-girl classic, then make them mutants.Turn the known world on its head, play with the laws of physics, and all the while h

101 Science-fiction Movies: You Must See Before You Die $12.52 New – From the classic low-budget, space exploration Flash Gordon tales of the Saturday matinee serials to the slick, CGI-realized world of “The Matrix”, science fiction films have long been pushing the boundaries of the visually and dramatically fantastic. Take a classic cop chase, and set it on Mars. Think of a haunted house story, then add the Nostromo. Take the boy-meets-girl classic, then make them mutants.Turn the known world on its head, play with the laws of physics, and all the while ho

101 Things I Learned (TM) in Film School $5.5 Used – How to set a scene? What’s the best camera angle? How does the new technology interact with scenes? And how does one even get the financing to make a movie? These basic questions and much more are all covered in this exquisite packaged book on the film industry and making movies as a profession. Written by Neil Landau, an experienced screenwriter and script consultant to the major movie studios, this is the perfect book for anyone who wants to know about the inner-workings of this industr

101 Things I Learned in Film School $15 How to set a scene? What”s the best camera angle? How does the new technology interact with scenes? And how does one even get the financing to make a movie? These basic questions and much more are all covered in this exquisite packaged book on the film industry and making movies as a profession. Written by Neil Landau, an experienced screenwriter and script consultant to the major movie studios, this is the perfect book for anyone who wants to know about the inner-workings of this industry. Whether it”s someone who wants to make movies as a full-timecareer, or just someone who is interested in film, this book covers it all.

101 Top Tips for DSLR Video: Using Your Camera to Make Great Movies $29.99 David Newton,Paperback, Edition: 1, English-language edition,Pub by Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

101 Ways $19.95 101 Ways (The Things a Girl Will Do to Keep Her Volvo) chronicles the romantic and sometimes vexing adventures of a struggling young writer, Watson (Wendy Hoopes). Watson has just moved to the suburbs in New Haven, Connecticut in order to concentrate on her budding writing career. Having grown up in Manhattan her entire life, she is a neophyte to suburbia and of course, to driving. Her over-possessive mother, who is neurotic about safety, convinces her to buy a Volvo, which she quickly realizes she can’t afford. Alluding to the famous college dorm flyer 101 Ways to Make Love Without Having Sex , the film follows Watson’s attempts to balance romance, car payments and writing her first novel.

10th $15.98 Using a computer like a DJ uses a turntable, Nobukazu Takemura samples instruments from piano to vibraphone, and adds bouncy beats and even “speech-synthe” vocals to create a retro-futuristic playland. On 10th, Takemura focuses on bright and playful sound collages that bear resemblance to the vibe of Air, the style of Tortoise, and Mouse on Mars’ use of instruments as opposed to computer-generated sounds. “Machine’s Dream” is a jaunty, robot fantasy come to life. “A Puff of Word” ticks, scatters, and gurgles like a groovy, toy factory assembly line. On “Lost Treasure,” Takemura proves he can make synthetic vocals sing — the voice is not from a vocoder, “speech-synthe” technology was developed to help people with certain disabilities communicate more easily. 10th is a record that is sometimes ambient (“Mumble”), sometimes built on simple, uplifting loops (“Cons”), and sometimes even constructed around driving rhythms (“Perch”) — but the album is always fantastical and innocent, a meeting of magic and technology. ~ Charles Spano, Rovi

11-17-70 $45.99 The great thing about this early live record is its obscurity — not just that this isn’t one of his better-known records, but that the set list is a fanboy’s dream, heavy on album tracks, covers, and the kinds of song that make Elton John’s early work so individual. It’s not just that there are no hits here, but it’s that these six (seven, on the CD reissue) songs emphasize the spare, hard-rocking bluesy singer/songwriter that may not have written his own words, but always sang them with conviction and melodies that made them seem like his own. This may be a minor effort in his catalog, but that’s part of its pleasure — it’s certainly a record from the time before Elton the superstar, as he tears through Tumbleweed Connection tracks prior to the record’s release, does a phenomenal reworking of “Honky Tonk Women,” hauls out B-sides like “Bad Side of the Moon,” and gives a fierce, infectious performance. It’s not essential for anyone but obsessives, but if you want any indication of what Elton sounded like prior to his big break, this is an excellent, even intoxicating, summary. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

11×14 / 11” x 14” Frame for Picture Photo or Poster, Gold, style #619S $23.2 This is a brand new 11×14 picture/photo frame (meaning a 11” x 14” or a 14” x 11” print will fit just right). Solid wood 2.75” wide and 1.75” thick molding with a 0.25” deep rabbet is covered with a thin layer of gesso and painted antique-gold. It also features rich crowns on corners touched with patina. In fact, it’s a double molding, as behind the thick front one there’s another, nicely carved, 3/4 inches wide (please see the corner close-up). This frame would flatter your family photograph or art, giving it a rich, expensive look without a trip to a custom framing shop. A splendid frame for a fraction of market price – we’re lucky to have good connections with manufacturers, that’s all. Gorgeous match to the most pretentious interior. Based on the feedback we get regarding this frame, it seems to be most popular with wedding or graduation pictures. And we’re not surprised – captures of such important moments that would be cherished forever naturally need a rich frame such as this one. Look no further. This frame will stay in your house for years to come, reminding of that special day in most elegant way, instantly shifting your home towards those wealthy, old-world Victorian houses you’ve seen in movies. poster, photograph, artwork, craft project, etc. Needless to say, this frame would make an amazing Father’S Day gift! Measures 19.5 x 16.5 x 1.75 on the outside. Comes complete with glass, backboard, and hooks already attached for your convenience.

11×14 / 11” x 14” Frame for Picture Photo or Poster, Mahogany & Gold, style #620D $26.46 This is a brand new 11×14 picture/photo frame (meaning a 11” x 14” or a 14” x 11” print will fit just right). Solid wood 3.75” wide and 1.75” thick molding with a 0.25” deep rabbet is covered with a thin layer of gesso and painted mahogany. It also features rich crowns on corners touched with gold and a 1in wide canvas liner. In fact, it’s a double molding, as behind the thick front one there’s another, nicely carved, 3/4 wide (please see the corner close-up). This frame would flatter your family photograph or art, giving it a rich, expensive look without a trip to a custom framing shop. A splendid frame for a fraction of market price – we’re lucky to have good connections with manufacturers, that’s all. Gorgeous match to the most pretentious interior. Based on the feedback we get regarding this frame, it seems to be most popular with those expensive ancestor portraits you have in a living room or a real fancy office. And we’re not surprised – these prints would be cherished forever, and naturally need a rich frame such as this one. Look no further. This frame will stay in your house for years to come, reminding of that special someone in most elegant way, instantly shifting your home towards those wealthy, old-world Victorian houses you’ve seen in movies. poster, photograph, artwork, craft project, etc. Needless to say, this frame would make an amazing Father’S Day gift! Comes complete with glass, backboard, and hooks already attached for your convenience.

12 Angry Men [50th Anniversary Edition] $14.98 A Puerto Rican youth is on trial for murder, accused of knifing his father to death. The twelve jurors retire to the jury room, having been admonished that the defendant is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Eleven of the jurors vote for conviction, each for reasons of his own. The sole holdout is Juror #8, played by Henry Fonda. As Fonda persuades the weary jurors to re-examine the evidence, we learn the backstory of each man. Juror #3 (Lee J. Cobb), a bullying self-made man, has estranged himself from his own son. Juror #7 (Jack Warden) has an ingrained mistrust of foreigners; so, to a lesser extent, does Juror #6 (Edward Binns). Jurors #10 (Ed Begley) and #11 (George Voskovec), so certain of the infallibility of the Law, assume that if the boy was arrested, he must be guilty. Juror #4 (E.G. Marshall) is an advocate of dispassionate deductive reasoning. Juror #5 (Jack Klugman), like the defendant a product of “the streets,” hopes that his guilty vote will distance himself from his past. Juror #12 (Robert Webber), an advertising man, doesn’t understand anything that he can’t package and market. And Jurors #1 (Martin Balsam), #2 (John Fiedler) and #9 (Joseph Sweeney), anxious not to make waves, “go with the flow.” The excruciatingly hot day drags into an even hotter night; still, Fonda chips away at the guilty verdict, insisting that his fellow jurors bear in mind those words “reasonable doubt.” A pet project of Henry Fonda’s, Twelve Angry Men was his only foray into film production; the actor’s partner in this venture was Reginald Rose, who wrote the 1954 television play on which the film was based. Carried over from the TV version was director Sidney Lumet, here making his feature-film debut. A flop when it first came out (surprisingly, since it cost almost nothing to make), Twelve Angry Men holds up beautifully when seen today. It was remade for television in 1997 by director William Friedkin with Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott. ~ H…

12 Angry Men [Criterion Collection] $29.95 A Puerto Rican youth is on trial for murder, accused of knifing his father to death. The twelve jurors retire to the jury room, having been admonished that the defendant is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Eleven of the jurors vote for conviction, each for reasons of his own. The sole holdout is Juror #8, played by Henry Fonda. As Fonda persuades the weary jurors to re-examine the evidence, we learn the backstory of each man. Juror #3 (Lee J. Cobb), a bullying self-made man, has estranged himself from his own son. Juror #7 (Jack Warden) has an ingrained mistrust of foreigners; so, to a lesser extent, does Juror #6 (Edward Binns). Jurors #10 (Ed Begley) and #11 (George Voskovec), so certain of the infallibility of the Law, assume that if the boy was arrested, he must be guilty. Juror #4 (E.G. Marshall) is an advocate of dispassionate deductive reasoning. Juror #5 (Jack Klugman), like the defendant a product of “the streets,” hopes that his guilty vote will distance himself from his past. Juror #12 (Robert Webber), an advertising man, doesn’t understand anything that he can’t package and market. And Jurors #1 (Martin Balsam), #2 (John Fiedler) and #9 (Joseph Sweeney), anxious not to make waves, “go with the flow.” The excruciatingly hot day drags into an even hotter night; still, Fonda chips away at the guilty verdict, insisting that his fellow jurors bear in mind those words “reasonable doubt.” A pet project of Henry Fonda’s, Twelve Angry Men was his only foray into film production; the actor’s partner in this venture was Reginald Rose, who wrote the 1954 television play on which the film was based. Carried over from the TV version was director Sidney Lumet, here making his feature-film debut. A flop when it first came out (surprisingly, since it cost almost nothing to make), Twelve Angry Men holds up beautifully when seen today. It was remade for television in 1997 by director William Friedkin with Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott. ~ H…

12 Angry Men [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray] $39.95 A Puerto Rican youth is on trial for murder, accused of knifing his father to death. The twelve jurors retire to the jury room, having been admonished that the defendant is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Eleven of the jurors vote for conviction, each for reasons of his own. The sole holdout is Juror #8, played by Henry Fonda. As Fonda persuades the weary jurors to re-examine the evidence, we learn the backstory of each man. Juror #3 (Lee J. Cobb), a bullying self-made man, has estranged himself from his own son. Juror #7 (Jack Warden) has an ingrained mistrust of foreigners; so, to a lesser extent, does Juror #6 (Edward Binns). Jurors #10 (Ed Begley) and #11 (George Voskovec), so certain of the infallibility of the Law, assume that if the boy was arrested, he must be guilty. Juror #4 (E.G. Marshall) is an advocate of dispassionate deductive reasoning. Juror #5 (Jack Klugman), like the defendant a product of “the streets,” hopes that his guilty vote will distance himself from his past. Juror #12 (Robert Webber), an advertising man, doesn’t understand anything that he can’t package and market. And Jurors #1 (Martin Balsam), #2 (John Fiedler) and #9 (Joseph Sweeney), anxious not to make waves, “go with the flow.” The excruciatingly hot day drags into an even hotter night; still, Fonda chips away at the guilty verdict, insisting that his fellow jurors bear in mind those words “reasonable doubt.” A pet project of Henry Fonda’s, Twelve Angry Men was his only foray into film production; the actor’s partner in this venture was Reginald Rose, who wrote the 1954 television play on which the film was based. Carried over from the TV version was director Sidney Lumet, here making his feature-film debut. A flop when it first came out (surprisingly, since it cost almost nothing to make), Twelve Angry Men holds up beautifully when seen today. It was remade for television in 1997 by director William Friedkin with Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott. ~ H…

12 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 $11.99 Keying off the title of an earlier hits collection on another label, Columbia’s 12 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 sums up Neil Diamond’s first eight years with the label, 1973-1981, as well as his successful 1980 soundtrack for The Jazz Singer on Capitol Records. Five of the 12, “Longfellow Serenade,” “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” (with Barbra Streisand), “Love on the Rocks,” “Hello Again,” and “America,” were Top Ten hits. Another six, “Be,” “If You Know What I Mean,” “Desiree,” “Forever in Blue Jeans,” “September Morn,” and “Yesterday’s Songs,” made the Top 40, and the last, “Beautiful Noise,” was the title track of Diamond’s best album of the period. The songs share a catchiness that belies Diamond’s shallow philosophizing and thinly veiled lust, and they make for a consistent collection out of what had been a series of uneven albums. And, since Diamond only made the Top Ten one more time, the album caps his hit-making days. This is the record to buy instead of investing in the Columbia catalog. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi

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13 Going on 30 $14.99 13 Going on 30 — a romantic comedy about a misfit teen in 1987 who turns into a glamorous, successful adult in 2004 seemingly overnight — has a soundtrack that, appropriately enough, features 13 songs that span the ’80s to the 2000s. The album plays a little fast and loose with what a 13-year-old girl in 1987 would’ve actually listened to; three of the album’s best songs, the Go-Go’s’ “Head Over Heels,” Rick Springfield’s “Jesse’s Girl,” and Talking Heads’ “Burning Down the House” are early-’80s classics, but seem like they’d be more likely found in the record collection of that 13-year-old’s older brother or sister. Similarly, Vanilla Ice’s 1990 guilty pleasure “Ice Ice Baby” comes from the years that the film’s heroine seems to have lost. Tracks from the first wave of boy bands, such as New Edition or New Kids on the Block, or college rock or synth pop from the soundtracks from any of the John Hughes films from the mid-’80s would’ve been more authentic, but nitpicking aside, songs like Madonna’s “Crazy for You,” Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love,” and Pat Benatar’s “Love Is a Battlefield” do more or less capture the era. As for the 21st century artists, Ingram Hill’s “Will I Ever Make It Home” doesn’t make much of an impression, but Lillix’s cover of “What I Like About You” is serviceable, not as authentically gritty as the Donnas but a lot less sugary than the teen pop that usually appears on this kind of soundtrack. Liz Phair’s “Why Can’t I?” — a song by a thirty-something carefully edited to appeal to 13-year-olds — captures the feeling of the soundtrack: knowing and maybe a little contrived, but sweet to listen to nevertheless. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi

13 Going on 30 [Fun and Flirty Edition] $14.99 Thirteen-year-old Jenna (Shana Dowdeswell) has had enough with the trials of adolescence. In addition to being saddled with a devoted-but-nerdy best friend, Matt (Sean Marquette), she falls victim to one of the dangers of playing Seven Minutes in Heaven with the coolest kids in school: being stranded without a willing make-out partner. Humiliated, Jenna buries herself in the aforementioned make-out closet, wishing she could skip the whole adolescence bit and move straight into adulthood, and miraculously wakes up just weeks away from her 30th birthday. Of course, a lot has changed since going to bed the night before, not the least of which being an impressive set of womanly curves. The new, older Jenna (Jennifer Garner) is a successful magazine editor with friends in high places and a lion’s share of potential suitors — including a hockey-playing boyfriend and a swarthy married man. The problem is that her mind hasn’t matured with her body; Jenna not only finds living on her own more terrifying than cool, but is quick to dismiss any male over the age of 14 as “gross.” Half excited, half mortified, Jenna seeks out Matt (Mark Ruffalo), whom she learns she had spurned as a teenager in an effort to join the popular crowd. Gary Winick directed the film, from a script by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa; Gina Matthews produced. Choreographer Michael Peters — who died in 1994 — received posthumous credit, as his choreography from the Michael Jackson Thriller video is used in one scene. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

13 Going on 30 [WS] [Blu-ray] $19.99 Thirteen-year-old Jenna (Shana Dowdeswell) has had enough with the trials of adolescence. In addition to being saddled with a devoted-but-nerdy best friend, Matt (Sean Marquette), she falls victim to one of the dangers of playing Seven Minutes in Heaven with the coolest kids in school: being stranded without a willing make-out partner. Humiliated, Jenna buries herself in the aforementioned make-out closet, wishing she could skip the whole adolescence bit and move straight into adulthood, and miraculously wakes up just weeks away from her 30th birthday. Of course, a lot has changed since going to bed the night before, not the least of which being an impressive set of womanly curves. The new, older Jenna (Jennifer Garner) is a successful magazine editor with friends in high places and a lion’s share of potential suitors — including a hockey-playing boyfriend and a swarthy married man. The problem is that her mind hasn’t matured with her body; Jenna not only finds living on her own more terrifying than cool, but is quick to dismiss any male over the age of 14 as “gross.” Half excited, half mortified, Jenna seeks out Matt (Mark Ruffalo), whom she learns she had spurned as a teenager in an effort to join the popular crowd. Gary Winick directed the film, from a script by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa; Gina Matthews produced. Choreographer Michael Peters — who died in 1994 — received posthumous credit, as his choreography from the Michael Jackson Thriller video is used in one scene. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

15 Minutes $6.99 An action drama centering on the media circus, 15 Minutes focuses on a New York homicide detective named Eddie Flemming (Robert De Niro), a famous figure known for his heroic on-the-job manner. A tabloid news anchor (Kelsey Grammer) attempts to get the scoop on Flemming’s latest beat when a pair of Eastern European criminals (Karel Roden and Oleg Taktarov) find a way to manipulate the media by filming their exploits, which they believe they can sell to bloodthirsty journalists and make themselves rich. In the wake of a double murder, Flemming teams up with Jordy Warsaw (Edward Burns), an arson investigator assigned to help locate the murderous pair. Meanwhile, Flemming must contend with his news reporter girlfriend Nicolette (Melina Kanakaredes) as he and Jordy find themselves enveloped in a lurid series of events that threatens to jeopardize their safety. Kim Cattrall, Avery Brooks, and Vera Farmiga are also featured in the cast. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi

154 $15.98 Named for the number of live gigs Wire had played to that point, 154 refines and expands the innovations of Chairs Missing, with producer Mike Thorne’s synthesizer effects playing an even more integral role; little of Pink Flag’s rawness remains. If Chairs Missing was a transitional album between punk and post-punk, 154 is squarely in the latter camp, devoting itself to experimental soundscapes that can sound cold and forbidding at times. However, the best tracks retain their humanity thanks to the arrangements’ smooth, seamless blend of electronic and guitar textures and the beauty of the group’s melodies. Where previously some of Wire’s hooks could find themselves buried or not properly brought out, the fully fleshed-out production of 154 lends a sweeping splendor to “The 15th,” the epic “A Touching Display,” “A Mutual Friend,” and the gorgeous (if obscurely titled) “Map Ref. 41? N 93? W.” Not every track is a gem, as the group’s artier tendencies occasionally get the better of them, but 154′s best moments help make it at least the equal of Chairs Missing. It’s difficult to believe that a band that evolved as quickly and altered its sound as restlessly as Wire did could be out of ideas after only three years and three albums, but such was the case according to its members, and with their (temporary, as it turned out) disbandment following this album, Wire’s most fertile and influential period came to a close. [The original 1989 CD issue by Restless Retro features four bonus tracks from an experimental EP issued with some copies of the vinyl LP.] ~ Steve Huey, Rovi

16 Biggest Hits $7.99 If you’re looking for the basics from singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson’s early-’70s Monument catalog, 16 Biggest Hits fits the bill. Kristofferson’s coarse vocals considerably change the dynamic of songs like “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” “Once More with Feeling,” “For the Good Times” and “Help Me Make It Through the Night,” from those of the artists’ who actually took the songs to the top of the rock and country charts. Also of note is Kristofferson’s “Why Me,” his first chart entry as vocalist in 1972, and the 1984 hit “Highwayman,” recorded by the short-lived supergroup of the same name featuring Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash. While this compilation is highly recommended, for those listeners who want to go deeper into his catalog, pick up The Essential Kris Kristofferson on Columbia/Legacy, as it includes choice album cuts and duets with Willie Nelson and Rita Coolidge. ~ Al Campbell, Rovi

16 Biggest Hits $7.99 Unlike “greatest” hits or “best-of” compilations, whose titles imply a qualitative element, 16 Biggest Hits is measurable solely by commercial success. And by that measure, Tammy Wynette’s 16 Biggest Hits is exactly what it says it is, presenting the singer’s 16 number one country hits from 1967 to 1976 in chronological order, from “I Don’t Wanna Play House” to “You and Me,” with standards like “D-I-V-O-R-C-E,” “Stand by Your Man,” and “‘Til I Can Make It on My Own” in between. (Her chart-topping duets with David Houston and George Jones were not included.) Wynette was the queen of the plaintive heartbreak ballad on many of these tracks (five of which she co-wrote), though there were occasional expressions of domestic contentment such as “He Loves Me All the Way” and “My Man (Understands),” and more pieces of womanly advice in the tradition of “Stand by Your Man,” such as “Run, Woman, Run” and the cautionary “Good Lovin’ (Makes It Right).” Released only a couple of months before her death, 16 Biggest Hits was a fitting tribute to Wynette. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi

16 Biggest Hits $7.99 Does 16 Biggest Hits really contain Ricky Skaggs’ 16 biggest hits as measured in the country singles charts? No, it doesn’t. It contains his 13 biggest hits, plus three other songs that have special significance for the artist and his audience. Among his top 16 singles are “You Make Me Feel Like a Man,” “Love’s Gonna Get You Someday,” and “Let It Be You,” none of which are included here. In their place are “Don’t Get Above Your Raising,” Skaggs’ first Epic single and first significant hit; “You May See Me Walkin’,” his first Top Ten hit; and “Wheel Hoss,” an album track from his Country Boy album written by his mentor, Bill Monroe. It’s hard to argue with such substitutions, except to note that they rob the album’s title of strict accuracy. The music contained here helped define the new traditionalist movement in country music in the ’80s. Skaggs, a top instrumentalist steeped in bluegrass, found a formula at the start of that decade which combined a heavy emphasis on traditional playing with a fresh approach that didn’t violate the old-time sound so much as extend it. Trends come and go, and after Skaggs’ style passed from mass popularity he predictably returned to the traditional style from which he had emerged, but not before he had reinvigorated country music with the hits heard on this album, which stands as an excellent introduction to his most popular work. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi

16 Biggest Hits $7.99 16 Biggest Hits may be missing some noteworthy songs, but it does provide an excellent summary of Ray Price’s Columbia recordings between 1956 and 1973. Since it does contain the majority of his best-known songs — “Crazy Arms,” “I’ve Got a New Heartache,” “City Lights,” “Heartaches by the Number,” “The Same Old Me,” “Make the World Go Away,” “For the Good Times,” “You’re the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me,” “She’s Got to Be a Saint” — at a mid-line price, it’s an excellent introductory collection. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

16 Biggest Hits [Bonus Track] $7.99 The title of Epic/Legacy’s 16 Biggest Hits is slightly misleading — not because the collection doesn’t contain big hits, but because there’s really 17 songs on this collection, with the last cut a bonus track on the CD only. This doesn’t really matter, since it doesn’t really effect the tenor and purpose of the collection, which is to serve up 16/17 of Mickey Gilley’s biggest hits for Playboy/Epic from the ’70s and early ’80s. Of course, this was done very effectively with the definitive Ten Years of Hits in 1984, and this collection cribs heavily from that two-LP/single-disc set, sharing no less than 15 songs with that previous collection. This does have the advantage of chronological sequencing — something that helps Gilley more than some other artists, since he shifted toward slicker material as his career rolled on and it’s nice to hear the purer stuff grouped together — along with better sound. However, as a representation of his best, Ten Years of Hits edges out this set because it captures his prime better; the two songs on 16 Biggest Hits not on Ten Years — “Fool for Your Love” and “Paradise Tonight” — are from 1983 and aren’t among his best, while everything, even the sappy stuff, on Ten Years of Hits showcases Gilley at his best. That said, this still has more than enough of his best to make it worthwhile, especially if it’s found at a reasonable price. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

17 Again $12.98 A former high school basketball star gets a second shot at life when he’s miraculously transformed into a teenager and offered the opportunity to redefine his future. Back in 1989, Mike O’ Donnell (Matthew Perry) had it all; not only was the 17-year-old senior the king of the basketball court, but college scouts were circling as well. But just as Mike’s future began to glow brighter than ever before, he sacrificed everything in order to stay by his expectant girlfriend, Scarlet, and be a good father. Nearly 20 years later, Mike has just been passed over for a big promotion at work, his marriage is failing, and his teenage kids can’t stand him. His dreams long gone and his family falling apart, Mike takes to staying with his best friend, Ned (Thomas Lennon), a former high school geek-turned-techno billionaire. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, Mike is transported back into his teenage body and given the given the unique opportunity to relive his salad days. But while Mike may look 17 again, his thirtysomething outlook at life puts him hopelessly at odds with the class of 2009. When Mike discovers that by attempting to recapture his best years he could risk losing all the best things he ever experienced in life, the time comes to make a decision that could have a drastic impact on both his past and his future. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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18 Fingers of Death $1.82 Kung-fu master buford lee is a legend in his own mind. After starring in 803 of the finest action movies ever filmed, buford faces his biggest fight yet when producers pull the plug on the movie that is destined to make him a super-star.

1984 $17.98 Originally released in 1973 by the Soft Machine bassist shortly after the band had lost eccentric drummer/vocalist Robert Wyatt and had begun their evolution into a respectable (and somewhat predictable) jazz-rock ensemble, this was Hopper’s attempt at something more experimental. As he reports in his amusing CD notes, the record label CBS was all in favor of his solo excursion until he let them know what he had in mind, at which point they declined to pay even for studio time, so Hopper had to take out a bank loan to make the recording — which says a lot for Hopper’s belief in his artistic vision, and not much at all for the musical (as opposed to financial) vision of CBS. Hopper’s 1984 is inspired by George Orwell’s totalitarian fantasy of the same name, and the two longest tracks, “Miniluv” and “Miniplenty,” feature Hopper’s multitracked solo work on bass, percussion, mellophone, loops and electronics, with only John Marshall, the Soft Machine drummer, contributing additional percussion on the second piece. This music had an appropriately eerie, ominous quality, with heavy use of chattering tape loops, reverberating bass drones and woozy, sometimes harsh slide work on bass guitar strings. Terry Riley’s early cyclical trance music was a large influence on Hopper at the time of this recording, and there are also strong echoes of “Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band,” for example, in the intertwined, looped sax lines in “Minitrue.” However, several of the shorter selections on this CD, with the addition of various saxophones, trombones and other horns, are inexplicably tied to a rather twisted and ponderous R&B groove. Hopper suggests, retrospectively, that these several pieces may have represented the “normal” citizens in Orwell’s dystopia, who were nonetheless a little “bent” by their soul-destroying environment. However, it is just as likely that Hopper was simply indulging his admitted fondness for James Brown. 1984 was always a musical oddity, and…

2 $18.99 In late 1970, Fotheringay began work on a second album. But after they had laid down basic tracks and guide vocals and were still very much in the middle of the process, Sandy Denny left the band to pursue a solo career, leaving this second record unreleased (though versions of two songs from the sessions, “Two Weeks Last Summer” and “John the Gun,” appeared on some Fotheringay/Denny reissues). In the 21st century, guitarist Jerry Donahue, with the help of the two other surviving members (bassist Pat Donaldson and drummer Gerry Conway), worked (according to this CD’s liner notes) “on underpinning the original tracks, carefully identifying and assembling the best parts of the 1970 recordings from master tapes which had been dispersed to a variety of locations over the years.” This doesn’t quite spell out whether some modern overdubbing was undertaken, but however it was accomplished, it’s an attempt to reconstruct what might have been Fotheringay’s second LP. It’s a qualified success in that it does represent a conscientious attempt to finish an unfinished record, even though it can never be finished considering that these cuts have guide vocals (albeit ones that sound pretty good). Even given that limitation, however, it has to be said that this was never going to be a great record even had the time been taken to properly complete it. It’s solid early-’70s British folk-rock, but the material’s uneven, varying from the excellent (Denny’s “John the Gun” and “Late November,” as well as their Denny-sung interpretation of the traditional tune “Gypsy Davey”) to the rather humdrum (a Trevor Lucas-sung cover of Bob Dylan’s “I Don’t Believe You” being a low point). And though forgiving fans might be reluctant to point out the elephant in the room, it’s plain that Denny’s singing and songwriting make the tracks on which those feature leagues above the relatively unexceptional ones written and/or sung by Lucas. Get this by all means to enjoy those pieces featu…

20 Super Hits $12.98 While the title only lists Slim Smith’s name, this collection also includes work the singer did with the Uniques from 1967-1969. A minor quibble, really, in light of the fact there’s a wealth of Smith’s stunning solo sides to be had. And while he first went solo under both Clement Dodd and Duke Reid, Smith’s work for producer Bunny Lee can be counted as some of his best. The Uniques tracks here include such classics as “My Conversation,” “The Beatitude,” and “Never Let Me Go,” as well as rare items like “Watch This Sound” and “I’m Lost.” Of the solo sides for Lee, the pick of the lot are such later tracks as “Love Power,” “Travel On,” and “Stand Up and Fight.” These early-’70s sessions also featured indelible treatments of Billy Stewart’s “Sitting in the Park” and the Gamble & Huff gem “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me.” This is a solid collection for those seeking an overview of Smith’s work from 1967 until his tragic death in 1973. For more on both Smith’s solo sides and his work with the Uniques, check out the Trojan discs Rain From the Skies and The Best of the Uniques (1967-1969). ~ Stephen Cook, Rovi

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2011 Oasis Contemporary Jazz Awards $12.99 The 11 tracks by ten artists that make up this album of music associated with the Oasis Contemporary Jazz Awards held in San Diego in 2011 would constitute a good hour on contemporary jazz radio, with station identification and commercials added. There are the usual covers of old pop hits, in this case Wayman Tisdale’s version of McFadden & Whitehead’s “Ain’t No Stoppin Us Now” and Steve Cole of the Guess Who’s “Undun.” There are a couple of vocal numbers with Jonathan Butler’s “Feels So Good” and Tisdale’s (again) “Sunshine.” And there are plenty of tunes in which a rhythm track supports an easygoing solo on a guitar or horn for four or five minutes before fading out. The exceptional tracks are the slightly left-of-center ones. L.A. Chillharmonic (a name that deserves an award in itself) presents “Checkin’ You Out,” which uses several different solo instruments. And, with the best saved for last, Kevin Eubanks’ seven-and-half-minute “Adoration” is a lovely duet between acoustic guitar and electric piano. That track might have been categorized as new age, and disc jockeys may be tempted to talk over it, but at least it demonstrates that the “contemporary jazz” category can hold more than one kind of music. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi

2011 Peanuts mini Wall Calendar $19.95 Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Sally, and the whole gang help make Peanuts one of the most highly regarded cartoon strips of all time. Their unforgettable faces have adorned such products as clothing, figurines, plush dolls, flags, balloons, posters, and holiday gifts. They’ve appeared on TV, in books, movies, videogames, and newspapers. For 2011, this Peanuts 2011 Mini Wall Calendar features Peanuts classic comic strips and images fans know and love.Bring the world of Peanuts into your home or office with the Peanuts 2011 Mini Wall Calendar that’s perfect for small spaces. Each month features a full color strip accompanied by one or more of the loveable Peanuts characters.Peanuts (c) United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

20th Century Classics $69.98 For many listeners, Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields led the charge for authentic performance style (albeit, while still using modern instruments) in the late 1960s and 1970s with their polished recordings of Classical masterpieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn, and Ludwig van Beethoven. But there is a solid representation of Romantic and modern repertoire in their catalog, which is generously offered in Marriner & The Academy: 20th Century Classics. Most of the selections are certainly works of the modern era, and composers such as B? la Bart? k, Igor Stravinsky, Dmitry Shostakovich, Benjamin Britten, Sergey Prokofiev, Arnold Schoenberg, and Anton Webern, among others, belong at the center of this survey. Yet the inclusion of 19th century music by Richard Wagner, Heinrich Baermann, George Bizet, and Edvard Grieg, as well as post-Romantic works by Carl Nielsen, George Butterworth, and Richard Strauss, make the theme of the ten-disc set a little confusing. Yet these discs are worthy reissues of albums first released by Argo (presented here in cardboard sleeves that feature the original cover art) and content was put over period consistency for the coherence of the program (e.g., Bizet’s Symphony in C was coupled with Prokofiev’s “Classical” Symphony, or Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll paired with Strauss’ Metamorphosen). Putting that consideration aside, the works chosen are all well-suited to the chamber orchestra proportions of the Academy, and the playing is exceptional, in many cases the musicians’ best. The sound quality of these recordings varies a little from disc to disc, as should be expected in a set of this broad scope, but the ADD reproduction is clean and clear in every track. ~ Blair Sanderson, Rovi

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Burl Ives $9.99 MCA/Decca’s full-priced 18-track Burl Ives collection Greatest Hits, released in 1996, was still in print when the label issued this 12-track budget set five years later, so it’s worth comparing the two. The less-expensive album actually contains a couple of big hits — Ives’ Top 40 pop/Top Ten country cover of Hank Thompson’s “Wild Side of Life” from 1952 and the 1962 single “Mary Ann Regrets,” which went Top 40 pop and Top 20 country and easy listening — not featured on the more expensive one. In fact, there is an overlap of only seven tracks between the two albums. On the whole, Greatest Hits is the preferable compilation, boasting roughly chronological sequencing and including some minor chart entries not featured on the new album, as well as licensing the Top Ten pop hit “On Top of Old Smoky” from Columbia Records. But 20th Century Masters — The Millennium Collection: The Best of Burl Ives (despite the hopelessly ungainly title) really covers the essentials, from the early signature songs like “Big Rock Candy Mountain” and “Foggy, Foggy Dew” to the early-’60s country hits like “A Little Bitty Tear” and “Funny Way of Laughin’.” Ives recorded prolifically for Decca Records in the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s, and compilations of his occasional fluke hits over the years aren’t really representative of his overall output. (For one thing, they make him seem like more of a country artist that he was.) But if one accepts the premise of a best-of that assembles an artist’s most broadly exposed tracks on a single disc, this one is as good as any and arguably a better buy for the money than the 1996 Greatest Hits album. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cinderella $9.99 The Millennium Collection: The Very Best of Cinderella gathers highlights from the hair metal group’s body of work, including “Nobody’s Fool,” “Shake Me,” “Don’t Know What You’ve Got Till It’s Gone,” “Coming Home,” and “The Last Mile.” Choice album tracks, radio favorites, and their hit from the Wayne’s World soundtrack, “Hot and Bothered,” make up the rest of this overview. While it’s not as extensive as Looking Back or Bad Attitude, The Very Best of Cinderella is a concise, affordable hits collection from one of the most popular hard rock bands from the late ’80s. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lily Tomlin $9.99 After she first came to national recognition on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, but before she became a successful character actress, Lily Tomlin made a series of albums for Polydor and Arista Records in the early and mid-’70s. Comedy albums tend to have short shelf lives, and the discs have been largely lost to history, at least until the reissue of 1971′s This Is a Recording by the independent, website-based Laugh.com in 2002. Polydor, via parent Universal’s discount-priced best-of series, 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection, gives Tomlin her first compilation, drawing upon This Is a Recording and its follow-ups, And That’s the Truth (1972) and Modern Scream (1975). Tomlin’s future as an actress and legitimate-theater monologuist is previewed in these selections, which find her using invented characters to make comic and political points. The first four tracks, “Alexander Graham Bell,” “Mr. Veedle,” “Marriage Counselor,” and “The F.B.I.,” all from This Is a Recording, feature Ernestine, her obnoxious telephone operator, and they are the most dated of the bits, though still funny. In a world in which the Bell Telephone Company has long-since been dismantled, Tomlin’s comic points about the dangers of a monopoly are a thing of the past, and in an era when the F.B.I. is berated for not spying enough, her criticism of its wiretaps under J. Edgar Hoover is similarly pass? . The Ernestine tracks are followed by several featuring the young, precocious Edith Ann, which don’t seem as funny as they once did. But “Suzie Sorority,” an on-target satire that remains timely, and “GRRR,” a “real person” product endorsement commercial gone awry, are still hilarious and on target. The compilation demonstrates that Tomlin’s comic imagination has been vast since the start of her career. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Sarah Vaughan $7.99 As one of the few Sarah Vaughan compilations to make it onto the shelves of most music stores (until it too is supplanted), MCA’s 20th Century Masters collection has large shoes to fill. Since MCA owns the Mercury catalog — for which she recorded during the ’50s and ’60s — listeners shouldn’t worry that they’re purchasing substandard material. Still, the compilation doesn’t present a complete picture of what made Vaughan special; it focuses on the big-time standards that found Vaughan backed by pillowy productions (half of the selections come from the crossover dates Vaughan With Voices and Vaughan and Violins). Like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, the other two in the triumvirate of female jazz vocalists, Sarah Vaughan sparkled in any setting, and she brought the highest level of artistry and interpretive grace to the most sublime standards. Surprisingly, even the liner notes are exemplary, including Sarah Vaughan reminiscences shared with David Ritz by Little Jimmy Scott, Carmen McRae, and Andy Bey. ~ John Bush, Rovi

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tesla $9.99 Tesla was a great hard rock band living in a time of pop-metal giants. Though they had some big hits, highlighted by an unplugged cover of “Signs” and the terrific epic “Love Song,” they never were as flashy as, say, Poison, so they didn’t reach the charts as often. Also, they weren’t as recognizably “serious” as Metallica or Queensryche, so they didn’t get written about in magazines outside of guitar publications, who were always thirsty for hard rock guitarists of any fashion. But they were an excellent hard rock band, with real passion and power, and a great set of tunes. Their volume of 20th Century Masters may not hit all of their peaks, but it hits enough of them to make it worthwhile for most casual fans. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Yngwie Malmsteen $9.99 Polydor’s 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Yngwie Malmsteen chronicles the Swedish shredder from his Rising Force debut in 1984 to 1990′s Eclipse, with equal time given to blisteringly pretentious instrumentals like “Trilogy Suite Op: 5″ and “Far Beyond the Sun” and the bad metal posturing of vocalists Jeff Scott Soto, Mark Boals, and Joe Lynn Turner. There’s no denying Malmsteen’s impressive chops — he was only 19 when he joined Steeler — and there are ample moments of mind-boggling artistry throughout, but like all of his records, the momentum shifts considerably when a singer appears, and it’s these offerings (“Heaven Tonight,” “You Don’t Remember, I’ll Never Forget,” and “Making Love”) that make this collection so polarizing. However, for those looking for an entry point into Malmsteen’s serpentine career — he’s since dabbled in both hard rock and classical — The Millennium Collection is as solid an anthology as one’s likely to encounter. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Jam $9.99 Inexplicably, Universal saw fit to re-release a 20th Century Masters survey of the Jam a mere 18 months or so after its original release. Along with new photography, there’s also a slight modification in the track listing, which is sadly underwhelming and fails to paint a true portrait of the diverse songwriting that the Jam consistently had over the duration of their relatively short career. Gone is the fiery anthem “The Eton Rifles” and in its place is the soft “Butterfly Collector,” which was a B-side. Also conspicuously absent are the anthem “Man in the Corner Shop” and the harrowing “Funeral Pyre.” However, that is not to say this is a bad compilation — far from it. The punk rock anthem “In the City” kicks things off in fine form, and hits like “Going Underground,” “Town Called Malice,” “Start,” and “That’s Entertainment” all make appearances. It’s a fine primer for those previously unfamiliar with their works, but the earlier 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Jam (the version with the black-and-white photograph on the cover) will serve as a more well-rounded introduction. Die-hard fans will want to check out Snap! or The Very Best of the Jam, Rovi

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Runaways $9.99 In the grand tradition of the Velvet Underground, the Stooges, the MC5, and the New York Dolls, the Runaways were a band who paid a steep price for being ahead of the curve. Their straight-ahead glam-flavored hard rock wasn’t as musically innovative as the above-mentioned bands, but as five teenage girls singing about sex, drugs, and rock & roll, they were hardy pioneers who dared to confront the ultimate crotch rock taboo (that women lacked the attitude to play hard and heavy), and the fact they were learning as they went along had a liberating side effect — like the punks they helped influence, they kept their songs simple, hooky, and heavy on the riffs, and all these years later their music is a lot more satisfying and fun than the bloated ’70s rock that was dominating the charts as the gals struggled along the margins. While the Runaways’ albums were often spotty, 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Runaways is all killer and no filler from beginning to end, and while a few classics didn’t make the cut (including “Hollywood,” “Dead End Justice,” and “Johnny Guitar,” to name a few), to listen to this disc is to hear a kick-ass rock & roll band strutting their stuff with top-notch cuts from their first three studio albums and the epochal Live in Japan. It would be years after the Runaways broke up that Joan Jett and Lita Ford finally got a taste of the success and respect their first band deserved, but this compilation proves they had the songs, the swagger, and the crunch that makes for great hard rock from the jump, and it’s as good as place as any to get to one of the great lost bands of the 1970s. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

24 Redemption $19.98 88 minute movie that will air on Sunday, Nov. 23rd in one night which includes exclusive DVD extended edition creator’s cut. Takes place between Season 6 and 7. On they day of the Presidential Inauguration, Jack Bauer finds himself in the midst of a bloody uprising in the small African nation of Sangala. He must risk his life to transport a group or orphans to the American Embassy and sacrifice his own freedom to ensure that they are evacuated out of the country and make it safely to America.

25 to Life [WS] $9.95 A recent parolee with two strikes against him attempts to avoid getting twenty-five to life by taking the straight and narrow and reconnecting with his estranged daughter in this drama from director Frank Nunez. Sentenced to three years for his involvement in an attempted murder, Tony serves his time and vows never to make the same mistakes again. Tony realizes that as an ex-convict the odds will be stacked against him when he’s finally paroled, but when the help of his probation officer he remains optimistic about his future on the outside. But landing a job isn’t easy when you’ve got a criminal record, and the fact that Tony’s ex-wife has denied him visitation rights with their daughter makes turning over a new leaf a particularly painful process. As the streets come calling, Tony realizes that by going back to his former ways, he could be setting himself up for a devastating strike out. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

2Cellos $12.99 Following in the footsteps of Justin Bieber and Soulja Boy, Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, aka 2Cellos, were discovered through YouTube, after six million people viewed their classical cover version of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal.” Now with a major-label deal under their belt, the classically trained musicians face the tough prospect of translating what could be seen a one-trick pony novelty into a full-length album. It’s a task made even more difficult considering that, unlike violinist David Garrett’s forays into classical rock, which add layers of orchestral production on top of his virtuoso skills, the two 24-year-olds’ self-titled debut doesn’t feature any other instruments. Luckily, the pair’s masterful talents, which seem to produce sounds from a cello that otherwise wouldn’t seem possible, more than make up for the lack of background support. Indeed, other than the deliberately sparse reworkings of Johnny Cash’s rendition of “Hurt” and second Jackson interpretation “Human Nature,” its 12 tracks very rarely feel as stripped-back as one might expect, as the duo replicates the twanging guitar hook from Dick Dale’s Pulp Fiction theme “Misirlou,” the crunching riffs of Nirvana’s grunge classic “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” and the lilting piano chords of Muse’s “The Resistance,” using a combination of plucking, bowing, and frantic strumming. While the bombastic treatments of “Smooth Criminal” and Guns N’ Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle” have received all the attention, the whole concept is just as effective on the slower numbers, as they turn Sting’s flamenco-tinged “Fragile” into a mournful Gypsy folk ballad and transform U2′s “With Or Without You” into a poignant instrumental suitable for a soundtrack to a Jane Austen adaptation. The ambitious project only really falters on the one track, which on paper seems best suited to their craft, with their adaptation of “Viva la Vida” sounding surprisingly flat when compared …

3 $14.98 On their sardonically named third album, 3, New York City’s multi-ethnic Electroputas tell you right off the bat that they are sonic absurdists, favoring discordance over grace, but they are also unrepentant groovemeisters of a supreme order, taking a decidedly Krautrock approach to extended jams with undeniable hooks. The Social Registry website says it best: “From a storm of musical chaos emerges the trio Electroputas with chunks of noise, swathes of psychedelic fervor, and large dashes of complete freakout fever.” All but the most hardcore of noiseniks will want to fast-forward through the first track, “International Harvest,” as its two minutes and change of wordless screams, growls, stutters, and chants seem to go on for ten times that length. But anyone who appreciates a disjointed yet rollicking groove will be rewarded with track two, “AA,” and its chordal bass (recalling Spinal Tap’s “Big Bottom”!), shimmying organ, spazzy guitar, and little Japanese girl vocals reminiscent of Cibo Matto or Deerhoof. The latter band’s complex instrumentals are also referenced on the herky-jerky guitar/bass duel of “Echo Temptation,” as is the late, great Thinking Fellers Union Local 282. “Master Triangle” is a sincere homage to one of the band’s biggest influences, Can, a bass-driven piledriver (as are most of the songs here), especially in the vocals ripped straight from that band’s inimitable Damo Suzuki. “Profundo Rosso” is a post-punk/free jazz guitarist’s wet dream as a tinny electric careens from speaker to speaker, accompanied by vocals seemingly in Spanish, French, and Italian, garbled through some of the bandmembers’ Japanese accents (most of the lyrics are unintelligible, quite possibly intentionally, except for this classic couplet from “AA”: “I like the taste of whiskey on my lips/So you said, my superstar”). And the utter meltdown of “More” will make you want to light your stereo on fire and throw it through a tenth-story window (in a good…

3 $16.98 When they were in Thee Shams, Andy Gabbard and Zach Gabbard played music that was firmly rooted in the sounds of the mid-’60s, but with their third album, their band Buffalo Killers has moved bravely into the early ’70s, and they sound right at home there. Buffalo Killers 3 suggests a meeting of the minds between Crazy Horse and the James Gang during a few mellow days in Laurel Canyon, and if you didn’t read the credits or look at the copyright date, many listeners would never guess this music was recorded in the 21st century. While there isn’t much here that suggests a shameless rip-off of any artist in particular, 3 conjures up a sense of time and place with ease, and the loose, sun-burnt vibe of this music, fused with Andy’s fluid but forceful guitar work, Zach’s simple but effective basslines, and Joey Sebaali’s colorful percussion work drifts between country-rock and hard rock in a way that suggests the strengths of both without hitching itself to either. Lyrically, the Killers don’t have a whole lot to say, but the melodies are fine stuff and the band plays with a seasoned air of musical intuition, knowing where to fill the spaces and how to make the most of their power trio format. Joining the Killers on their journey through the past are Kelley Deal, Brian Olive, and James Leg, but even if this is a very Ohio-centric cast of characters, this music has a rich West Coast feel, and in this case, that’s a good thing. Buffalo Killers 3 finds this band easing into an comfortable but deep groove, and not many bands have mined a late hippie-era approach with more satisfying results. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

3 Flavors: Aerobic Dance Workout, African, Latin & Hip Hop DVD (Limited Edition) $12.99 Limited Edition – African, Latin and Hip-Hop – three 20 minute dance workouts to challenge your mind and body. Try them one at a time or string them together to make a varied and extended exercise …

3 Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine $28.98 Arriving just at the end of Hall & Oates’ phenomenal streak of success in the early ’80s, 3 Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine, Daryl Hall’s second solo album, was viewed as the first overture in a solo career but, in retrospect, its kinship with his first solo effort, 1980′s Sacred Songs, is apparent. There is some indication that Hall had to make, or wanted to make, some concessions to bring it onto the charts — how could he not, he was one of the most popular musicians of his era — but that’s not particularly evident on the tremendous lead single, “Dreamtime,” a swirling slice of arty new wave psychedelia that stands in direct contrast to anything Hall & Oates sent into the Top Ten — it might have belonged on Sacred Songs or X-Static, but it could only have been cut in the mid-’80s when Hall had the freedom to make a record like this. And this is a result of an artist who is given the freedom to make close to the record that he wants, with a few commercial concessions, plus a desire to make a modern record. That does mean 3 Hearts is a bit tied to the time, particularly in its production with its clean synths and cavernous drum machines, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing since it’s primarily of interest as a portrait of where Hall was in 1986. He’s not as insistently melodic as he is with Oates, nor is he as experimental as he was on Sacred Songs, and that does mean that 3 Hearts falls in a middle ground that’s a bit neither here nor there. And that means it’s not particularly cohesive, but it does have its moments, the brightest of which is “Dreamtime,” one of his greatest achievements. There are other songs here that aren’t quite as good, but it does take a bit of searching to find them, particularly because some of the cuts are either failed experiments or just fall flat. But those moments that do work illustrate that Hall had ambitions that couldn’t fit Hall & Oates, and needed an outlet like this, even if he couldn’t quite pull it all together…

3 Play $14.98 3-Play adds a new unilateral twist to the classic love triangle scenario. This romantic comedy explores the true life story of three young, independent, smart, sexy and otherwise normal people when they make the choice to forego accepted social norms. Scrutiny and criticism from friends and family force them to constantly to answer the question, Is this normal? Told in a series of testimonials and flashbacks, this mockumentary-styled film is a delightful, provocative and intelligent examination of how we order and disorder our love relationships.

3 Stooges-GI Stooge $14.99 The Three Stooges-GI Stooges is a collection of six hilarious episodes involving all of their military blunders. Including: Boobs in Arms (1940) The troops on both sides are in real trouble when Moe, Larry and Curly are enlisted by a jealous husband who also happens to be a sergeant. Friendly fire takes on a whole new meaning as they attempt to defend themselves with a canister of laughing gas and their plan backfires. Back From the Front (1943) After merchant mariners Moe, Larry and Curly mistake a torpedo for a whale and accidentally cause it to explode, they find themselves cast away at sea in a lifeboat…until they board a Nazi warship and make an even bigger mistake. G.I. Wanna Go Home (1946) When Moe, Larry and Curly are dis-charged, they go from bunkers to bunk beds upon learning that they now have no home and there are no vacancies to be had anywhere. With their fiancees, they move into a vacant lot and make the most of it, until a farmer forces them to move on. Wee Wee Monsieur (1938) They’ll always have Paris…even if Paris wouldn’t have them! Moe, Larry and Curly are having a hard time making it as artists, which means they have no means to pay for rent or food. An assignment with the French Foreign Legion might be just the solution. No Dough Boys (1944) Mistaken for Japanese saboteurs after posing in make up to look like Japanese soldiers for a magazine ad, Moe, Larry and Curly decide to stay undercover and fight the high-ranking German spies into whose hideout they’ve stumbled. Dizzy Pilots (1943) It seems nothing goes right when Moe, Larry and Curly attempt to prove to the military that they can fly their airplane, the Buzzard. But it’s not only their egos that are inflated, and Moe appears headed for a crash landing.

3 Stooges-Goofs on the Loose $14.99 Each classic short has been painstakingly restored from the original negative for the very best picture and audio quality. Dedicated Stooge-o-philes needn’t worry – the black and white originals are also here, fully restored and remastered in high definition. Featuring ChromaChoice, allowing you to toggle instantaneously between the colorized and black & white versions using your DVD remote!Men In Black (1934) Calling Doctor Howard, Doctor Fine, Doctor Howard. Three nitwits take medical malpractice to a whole new level in this Oscar nominated Short Subject.The Sitter Downers (1937) A sit-down strike not only wins three imbeciles the girls of their dreams, but a prefabricated cottage complete with wifely ultimatum: no house, no honeymoon!Punch Drunks (1934) Whenever Curly hears Pop Goes the Weasel, he turns into a fighting madman, so Moe promotes him as the next heavyweight champion of the world.Playing The Ponies (1937) You can lead a horse to water and make him drink if you feed him chili pepperinos, as the Stooges do to a broken-down nag, turning him into the thirstiest – and fastest – racehorse on the planet.

3 Stooges-Goofs on the Loose / Stooged and Confoosed $26.99 Each classic short has been painstakingly restored from the original negative for the very best picture and audio quality. Dedicated Stooge-o-philes needn’t worry – the black and white originals are also here, fully restored and remastered in high definition. Featuring ChromaChoice, allowing you to toggle instantaneously between the colorized and black & white versions using your DVD remote!GOOFS ON THE LOOSEMen In Black (1934) Calling Doctor Howard, Doctor Fine, Doctor Howard. Three nitwits take medical malpractice to a whole new level in this Oscar nominated Short Subject.The Sitter Downers (1937) A sit-down strike not only wins three imbeciles the girls of their dreams, but a prefabricated cottage complete with wifely ultimatum: no house, no honeymoon!Punch Drunks (1934) Whenever Curly hears Pop Goes the Weasel, he turns into a fighting madman, so Moe promotes him as the next heavyweight champion of the world.Playing The Ponies (1937) You can lead a horse to water and make him drink if you feed him chili pepperinos, as the Stooges do to a broken-down nag, turning him into the thirstiest–and fastest–racehorse on the planet.STOOGED & CONFOOSEDViolent Is The Word For Curly (1938) Class is in session at the exclusive Mildew College for Women, where Professors Howard, Fine and Howard teach the shapely student body their famous nonsense song, Swinging the Alphabet. You Natzy Spy! (1940) The King of Moronica is overthrown, and three paperhangers are chosen to take his place: Dictator Hailstone, Field Marshall Gallstone and Minister of Propaganda Pebble.No Census, No Feeling (1940) Three gung-ho census-takers let nothing stand in their way of an accurate count, whether it be crashing a fancy bridge party, spiking drinks with Alum or invoking a riot at a professional football game.An Ache In Every Stake (1941) When three icemen agree to help Mrs. Lawrence prepare a fancy birthday pa

3 Wise Men-Los Tres Reyes Magos $19.99 The classic biblical tale of The 3 Wise Men comes to life in a glorious all-new movie! A bright star guides Melchior, Gaspar, and Baltasar toward a treasure meant for the unborn King of Kings. To make The 3 Wise Men’s quest even more difficult, King Herod’s evil counselor, Belial, is among them in disguise, trying to sabotage their mission! Will they succeed in their righteous pursuit? Their fate depends on whether they learn to work together for the common good. Featuring the voice talents of Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Lupillo Rivera, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Marcos Witt, Jaci Velazquez, Kuno Becker and Angelica Vale.

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